Conference Coverage
Drug-related deaths continue to rise in United States
TORONTO – As pregnant women use more opioids, NAS rates are soaring; they rose from 1.2/1,000 U.S. hospital births in 2000 to 8/1,000 in 2014.
Commentary
Two more and counting: Suicide in medical trainees
Dr. Michael F. Myers offers context for the latest discussions about physician suicides and calls on the medical community to act now.
Case Report
Digital Ischemia From Accidental Epinephrine Injection
A 28-year-old woman presented to the ED after accidentally injecting the entire contents of an epinephrine autoinjector into her right thumb.
Conference Coverage
Which infants with invasive bacterial infections are at risk for adverse outcomes?
TORONTO - Adverse outcomes are associated with prematurity, ill appearance, and bacterial meningitis.
Conference Coverage
Suicide prevention gets ‘standard care’ recommendations
The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention has released the first standard care recommendations for suicide prevention.
Case Report
Emergency Imaging: Femoral Pseudoaneurysm
An 84-year-old man presented for evaluation of an increasingly swollen mass on his left groin.
Case Report
Rapid Deterioration and Death Caused by Bilateral Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens
A 58-year-old woman with a history of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism presented for evaluation of significant back and leg pain and...
Case Report
Bell Palsy Mimics
A 61-year-old woman presented for evaluation of right facial drooping and vertigo.
From the Journals
STEMI: Hospital destination policies improve time to first medical contact
Skipping straight to PCI-capable hospitals cut time to treatment.
Case Report
Gone but Not Forgotten: Acute Appendicitis Postappendectomy
A 33-year-old man presented for evaluation of a 3-day history of progressive and radiating right lower quadrant abdominal pain...
Feature
Guiding Resuscitation in the Emergency Department
The authors review the background, benefits, and limitations of common and readily available tools to assess the volume status of and guide fluid...
From the Journals
Adding vasopressin in distributive shock may cut AF risk
Adding vasopressin cut risk of atrial fibrillation, compared with catecholamine vasopressors alone.
Conference Coverage
ED visits higher among pediatric asthma patients with comorbid depression, anxiety
TORONTO – Children with asthma who were on Medicaid also had an independent risk for going to the ED.
From the Journals
S100B biomarker could reduce CT scans in children with mTBI
Serum biomarker potentially could reduce unnecessary CT scans by as much as one-third in children with mTBI.
From the Journals
Liquid nicotine for e-cigarettes may poison young children
Child resistant packaging has helped, but regulations on e-cigarette liquid flavoring, labeling, and concentrations would do more.
News
FDA approves epinephrine autoinjector for infants and toddlers
A shorter, retractable needle and a lower dose of epinephrine make it ideal for young children.
Case Report
Rapid Development of Life-Threatening Emamectin Benzoate Poisoning
A 75-year-old man presented to the ED after he intentionally ingested a 200-mL bottle of an agricultural insecticide...
Case Report
Bedside Ultrasound for Pulsatile Hand Mass
A 23-year-old man, who initially presented to an outside hospital’s ED for evaluation and treatment of a stab wound, presented to our ED two...
Video
VIDEO: Ultrasound with Doppler
Pulsatile flow is noted through the neck of the mass.
Video
VIDEO: Initial Bedside Ultrasound of Pulsatile Hand Mass
A round pulsatile hand mass with heterogeneous echogenicity.
Feature
Ranking points physicians toward South Dakota
“Best states to practice medicine” named for 2018.
Practice Management
Emergency Imaging
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