VisualDx Question: What Is This Painful Spot on Patient’s Buttocks?
Question: A 42-year-old man presents with a painful spot on his buttock. What is the diagnosis? Cellulitis…
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How to Manage Elderly Patient Pain without Opioids
A 77-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with hip pain following a fall. On ED…
ACEP’s New Clinical Policy on Severe Agitation
On October 6, 2023, the ACEP Board of Directors approved a clinical policy developed by the ACEP…
Case Report: Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Chicago
A 25-year-old Venezuelan male presented to a Chicago area emergency department (ED) in early November 2023. He…
Popular Antiobesity Medications Bring New Challenges to Emergency Physicians
On a busy emergency shift, you have a series of patients with atypical presentations. Your first patient,…
Case Report: A Sneaky Culprit for Altered Mental Status in Elderly Patients
A 95-year-old female with a history of stage III chronic kidney disease (CKD), heart failure with reduced…
Residency Spotlight: Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center’s Emergency Medicine Residency
What Does Your Program Offer That Residents Can’t Get Anywhere Else? One of our former residents described…
FACEPs in the Crowd: Dr. Matt Astin
When attending Mercer University in Macon, Ga., ACEP Fellow Dr. Matt Astin got his best friend to…
How To Perform an Ultrasound-Guided Clavipectoral Block
The clavicle is one of the most commonly fractured bones in the human body. Every year, approximately…