ACEP Rejects “Excited Delirium”
By late 1988, 11 Black women had been found dead in the same area of Miami with…
Posts by Jed Henson
Recognition and Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
A 33-year-old woman presents with confusion, abdominal pain, and fever. Her vital signs are: Blood pressure of…
New Quality Measure Improves Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) develops with age, occurring primarily in those older than 55 years. Risk…
Case Report: A Rare Congenital Heart Anomaly
A 59-year-old male with a past medical history of a repaired ventricular septal defect (VSD), dextrocardia, hypertension,…
When Can You Discharge Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage from the Emergency Department?
A 39-year-old male presents to your emergency department (ED) with complaints of a headache after a roll-over…
The Science on Targeted Temperature Management
Post-arrest patients with more significant reperfusion injury (for example, Pittsburgh Cardiac Arrest Category (PCAC) greater than or…
Case Report: Toxic Hypoglycemic Syndrome
An 18-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) with symptoms of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal…
How Not To Miss Posterior Circulation Stroke
Posterior circulation strokes make up 20 percent of all strokes but account for 40 percent of stroke…
Residency Spotlight: The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
What Does Your Program Offer That Residents Can’t Get Anywhere Else? Our residency has three very unique…
Readers Respond: Nitroglycerin, Boarding Tactics, and Acute Urinary Retention
‘Revisiting Nitroglycerin in MI with Right-Side Ventricular Involvement’ (March 2024) Another question to ask is why do…