Diagnosing Lower Urinary Tract Infections
Few shifts go by without ordering at least one urinalysis. While they are ubiquitously used, urine testing…
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Diagnosing Lower Urinary Tract Infections
Few shifts go by without ordering at least one urinalysis. While they are ubiquitously used, urine testing... -
Brazilian Butt Lift Procedure Can Result in Emergency Department Visits
A search for Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) on any social media platform will yield thousands of before-and-after... -
Emergency Medicine and EMS Have Grown in Parallel Tracks for 50 Years
Jon Krohmer, MD, FACEP, who says he has “the EMS blood type,” practically had a front row...
Brazilian Butt Lift Procedure Can Result in Emergency Department Visits
A search for Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) on any social media platform will yield thousands of before-and-after…
Emergency Medicine and EMS Have Grown in Parallel Tracks for 50 Years
Jon Krohmer, MD, FACEP, who says he has “the EMS blood type,” practically had a front row…
Why Is This Foley Bag Purple?
A 79-year-old male with a past medical history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and insulin-dependent diabetes presented to…
Hypertensive Patient Discharge and Management
Treating elevated blood pressure (BP) in patients being discharged from the emergency department (ED) is often a…
Is It Time to Unionize?
Editor’s Note: This is an update to a previous version of this article which appeared online before…
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…
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…