Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine Botulism
Botulism From the EM Model 12.0 Nervous System Disorders 12.7 Neuromuscular Disorders The evaluation and management of…
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Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine Botulism
Botulism From the EM Model 12.0 Nervous System Disorders 12.7 Neuromuscular Disorders The evaluation and management of... -
Metabolic Emergencies in Cancer Patients
From the EM Model: 1.0 Signs, Symptoms, and Presentations. 1.1 General As the population ages and an... -
Critical Decisions: Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest
From the EM Model 3.0 Cardiovascular Disorders 3.1 Cardiopulmonary Arrest An estimated 155,000 cases of EMS-treated sudden...
Metabolic Emergencies in Cancer Patients
From the EM Model: 1.0 Signs, Symptoms, and Presentations. 1.1 General As the population ages and an…
Critical Decisions: Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest
From the EM Model 3.0 Cardiovascular Disorders 3.1 Cardiopulmonary Arrest An estimated 155,000 cases of EMS-treated sudden…
Headache and Neck Pain – When to Suspect Cervical Artery Dissection
Introduction Headache and neck pain are extremely common chief complaints in the emergency department. One study found…
Ultrasound for thoracentesis
Introduction Thoracentesis is a common procedure that is used for both diagnostic evaluation and symptomatic treatment of…
Chemical Restraint in the ED
Chemical Restraint in the ED Sudden violence in the emergency department (ED) remains a common problem. Psychiatric…
Ultrasound-Guided Paracentesis
Introduction Emergency physicians perform abdominal paracentesis both for diagnostic sampling of peritoneal fluid and for therapeutic drainage…
Bedside Ultrasound Assessment of Left Ventricular Function
Emergency physicians must often manage critically ill patients whose hemodynamic status is unclear, especially early in the…
Hypertensive Emergencies
It is estimated that anywhere from 72 to 74 million people in the United States aged 20…
Focused Renal Sonography
Renal ultrasonography has replaced more invasive radiographic assessments such as IVP (intravenous pyelogram) in the diagnosis of…