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Case Report

Bedside Ultrasound for Pulsatile Hand Mass

Author:
Jane Xiao, MD
Abigail R. Brackney, MD

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...

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Video

VIDEO: Ultrasound with Doppler

Author:
Jane Xiao, MD
Abigail R. Brackney, MD
Publish date: March 29, 2018

Pulsatile flow is noted through the neck of the mass.

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MD IQ

Quiz: Recognizing pericardial effusion and tamponade in the ED

Video

VIDEO: Initial Bedside Ultrasound of Pulsatile Hand Mass

Author:
Jane Xiao, MD
Abigail R. Brackney, MD
Publish date: March 29, 2018

A round pulsatile hand mass with heterogeneous echogenicity.

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Feature

Ranking points physicians toward South Dakota

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: March 29, 2018

“Best states to practice medicine” named for 2018.

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Feature

The Use of Bolus-Dose Vasopressors in the Emergency Department

Author:
Sabrina Weigand, MD
J. Nate Hedrick, PharmD
William J. Brady, MD

While bolus-dose vasopressors are commonly used in critical care medicine and anesthesiology to treat patients with hypoperfusion, its application...

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From the Journals

Alternative oxygen therapy reduces treatment failure in bronchiolitis

Author:
Randy Dotinga
Publish date: March 21, 2018

Compared with standard therapy, high-flow treatment in non-ICUs lowered risk that infants would need escalated care.

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Feature

Acute Limb Arterial Ischemia

Author:
Steven Baker, MD, MPH
Deborah B. Diercks, MD, MSc

Although acute limb ischemia is a relatively rare condition, it is a true medical emergency requiring prompt diagnosis and management to prevent...

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Case Report

Single-Dose Niacin-Induced Hepatitis

Author:
Jonathan K. Reines, MD
Anthony T. Lagina, III, MD

A 22-year-old man with an unremarkable medical history presented with a 2-week history of intermittent periumbilical abdominal pain.

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From the Journals

Follow-up care for pediatric concussions not heeded in Ontario

Author:
Catherine Cooper Nellist
Publish date: March 15, 2018

Most children with concussions are not being treated in accordance with the accepted treatment guidelines.

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Conference Coverage

Transporting stroke patients directly to thrombectomy boosts outcomes

Author:
Mitchel L. Zoler
Publish date: March 13, 2018

Modeling of real-world data suggests transporting acute ischemic stroke patients directly to more distant thrombectomy centers outperforms...

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Conference Coverage

Peanut is most prevalent culprit in anaphylaxis PICU admits

Author:
Thomas R. Collins
Publish date: March 9, 2018

ORLANDO – Peanut and dairy were main causes of death of all the food-induced cases.

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Conference Coverage

Prehospital antibiotics improved some aspects of sepsis care

Author:
Andrew D. Bowser
Publish date: March 7, 2018

SAN ANTONIO – EMS personnel in the Netherlands received training that resulted in them being able to recognize sepsis more quickly.

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Article

Opioid deaths in the ED increase nationally

Author:
Eli Zimmerman
Publish date: March 6, 2018

Opioid overdose deaths have reached an all-time high across the country.

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Feature

The Top 5 Habits/Tips of a Highly Successful Emergency Physician

Author:
Kerryann B. Broderick, BSN, MD

This article is adapted from a presentation given by Dr Broderick at the November 2017 American College of Emergency Physicians’ (ACEP) Scientific...

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MD IQ

Quiz: Naloxone use in the ED

Conference Coverage

Study finds AD accounts for hundreds of thousands of annual ED visits

Author:
Randy Dotinga
Publish date: March 2, 2018

SAN DIEGO – The results suggest a need for better outpatient treatment.

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Latest News

Americans support the right to affordable health care

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: March 1, 2018

Republicans and Democrats actually agree on something.

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Feature

Characteristics, Frequency, and Disposition of Patients With a HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device Presenting to the ED

Author:
Alicia S. Devine, JD, MD
Barry J. Knapp, MD
Bruce M. Lo, MD
Michael Bono, MD
Emily Harbin, MD
David Jennings, MD
Kaci Gogel, MD
Sharita Johnson, MD
Robert C. Bernstein, MD
Ramin Alimard, MD
Wayne D. Old, MD
Ashley C. Hoedt, BS
John M. Herre, MD

The purpose of this study was to identify the type, frequency, and disposition of patients with an HeartMate II left ventricular assist device who...

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MD IQ

Quiz: Iliopsoas tendon injuries

Conference Coverage

Dr. Mark E. Mikkelson, associate professor of medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Increasing sepsis survivorship creates new challenges

Author:
Andrew D. Bowser
Publish date: February 28, 2018

SAN ANTONIO– A new study calls for examination of the consequences of long-term sepsis survivorship.

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From the Journals

Blood transfusions are dropping in U.S. hospitals

Author:
Jim Kling
Publish date: February 27, 2018

The frequency of red blood cell transfusions declined between 2011 and 2014, but what’s driving the change?

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News from the FDA/CDC

Flu season shows signs of slowing

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: February 23, 2018

Flu outpatient activity down for second consecutive week, but hospitalizations continue to rise.

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News from the FDA/CDC

Flu increase may be slowing

Author:
Richard Franki
Publish date: February 16, 2018

Flu outpatient activity held steady, but hospitalizations continued to rise at a record rate.

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Practice Management

  • Ranking points physicians toward South Dakota
  • The Top 5 Habits/Tips of a Highly Successful Emergency Physician
  • Study finds AD accounts for hundreds of thousands of annual ED visits
  • Americans support the right to affordable health care
  • Splenic artery embolization increases risk of complications
more

Emergency Imaging

  • Bedside Ultrasound for Pulsatile Hand Mass
  • VIDEO: Ultrasound with Doppler
  • VIDEO: Initial Bedside Ultrasound of Pulsatile Hand Mass
  • Imaging methods for stroke thrombectomy eligibility yield similar results
  • Emergency Ultrasound: Focused Ultrasound for Respiratory Distress: The BLUE Protocol
more

Commentary

  • Mental health stressors still loom for Puerto Ricans after Maria
  • The times they are a-changin’ —Bob Dylan, 1964
  • Sexual harassment
  • The (Friendly) Ghosts of Emergency Medicine Past, Present, and Yet to Come
  • Natural and Unnatural Disasters
more

Current Issue

Mar 2018, Vol. 50, No. 3
All Issues

Recognizing pericardial effusion and tamponade in the ED

Question 1 of 5

While there are many causes of pericardial effusions, which of the following is/are considered to be the most common cause(s) of symptomatic effusions in the Western World?

Idiopathic etiology

Neoplasm

Pericarditis

Traumatic pathology

All of the above

Multimedia

  • VIDEO: Ultrasound with Doppler
    Publish date: March 29, 2018
  • VIDEO: Initial Bedside Ultrasound of Pulsatile Hand Mass
    Publish date: March 29, 2018
  • VIDEO: New stroke guideline embraces imaging-guided thrombectomy
    Publish date: January 25, 2018
  • VIDEO: Regionalized STEMI care slashes in-hospital mortality
    Publish date: November 15, 2017
  • VIDEO: Salvageable brain tissue can guide decision for stroke thrombectomy
    Publish date: October 19, 2017
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Physicians’ Travel & Meeting Guide

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  • 7th Annual Essentials In Primary Care Winter CME Conference
  • 7th Annual Primary Care Winter CME Conference
  • 4th Annual Neuro and Intensive Care: Review and Hands-on Workshops 2018
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