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…
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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...
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…
High Dose Nitroglycerin in Acute Heart Failure Goes Mainstream
The current acute management of patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) in florid pulmonary edema barely…