Subcutaneous Insulin for Diabetic Ketoacidosis
The treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is, in many ways, unchanged: intravenous fluids, electrolyte repletion, insulin, and…
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Subcutaneous Insulin for Diabetic Ketoacidosis
The treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is, in many ways, unchanged: intravenous fluids, electrolyte repletion, insulin, and... -
Goal-Oriented, Bundled Care For Intracerebral Hemorrhage Improves Outcomes
A 76-year-old female presents to the emergency department obtunded with left hemiplegia. Symptoms began just prior to... -
Should You Etomidate Me?
Case A critically ill patient presents to the emergency department (ED) requiring an emergent, definitive airway. While...
Goal-Oriented, Bundled Care For Intracerebral Hemorrhage Improves Outcomes
A 76-year-old female presents to the emergency department obtunded with left hemiplegia. Symptoms began just prior to…
Should You Etomidate Me?
Case A critically ill patient presents to the emergency department (ED) requiring an emergent, definitive airway. While…
Updates in the Management of Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia or Ventricular Fibrillation Arrest
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a commonly encountered entity in U.S. emergency departments (EDs), with statistics reporting more…
ED Management of Drowning
Drowning is any degree of respiratory impairment because of immersion or submersion in a liquid.1 It is…
How To Avoid Missing an Aortic Dissection
A 50-year-old female develops chest pain radiating to the neck and left arm. ECG, CXR, and troponin…
Study Compares Standard, Vector Change and Double Sequential Defibrillation
Case A 64-year-old man has a witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) while attending a hockey game. Bystander…
ACEP Clinical Policy on Acute Appendicitis
On February 1, 2023, the ACEP Board of Directors approved a clinical policy developed by the ACEP…
ACEP Clinical Policy on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
On February 1, 2023, the ACEP Board of Directors approved a clinical policy developed by the ACEP…
AF with RVR and HFrEF, CCB or BB?
Case: A 73-year-old woman presents to the emergency department (ED) via EMS complaining of palpitations and shortness…