Perinatal Disaster Management
The pregnancy and neonatal periods create unique challenges for medical providers in disaster settings. Maternal physiology is…
Procedures and Skills
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Perinatal Disaster Management
The pregnancy and neonatal periods create unique challenges for medical providers in disaster settings. Maternal physiology is... -
The Cyanotic Neonate
Neonatal cyanosis may be a signal of serious underlying pathology, and these patients require prompt and comprehensive... -
Transcutaneous and Transvenous Cardiac Pacing
Courtesy ACEP Cardiac pacing capture is depicted above: A, intrinsic bradycardic rhythm; B, pacer spikes are evident...
The Cyanotic Neonate
Neonatal cyanosis may be a signal of serious underlying pathology, and these patients require prompt and comprehensive…
Transcutaneous and Transvenous Cardiac Pacing
Courtesy ACEP Cardiac pacing capture is depicted above: A, intrinsic bradycardic rhythm; B, pacer spikes are evident…
Inferior Vena Cava Ultrasound
The 2008 ACEP Policy Statement on Emergency Ultrasound Guidelines includes the evaluation of intravascular volume status and…
Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest
Each year in the United States, it is estimated that between 350,000 and 450,000 patients suffer witnessed…
Ultrasound Image Quality
Difficulty in obtaining adequate sonographic images is a challenge for many emergency physicians and can be a…
Acute Mesenteric Ischemia
Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) refers to a group of disease entities whose clinical features are caused by…
Variceal Hemorrhage
Acute variceal hemorrhage is a serious cause of mortality in the emergency department and can be difficult…
Best Practices for Seizure Management In the Emergency Department
A seizure is an episode of neurologic dysfunction resulting in change in motor activity or sensory perception…
Quiet Competence
In the 200 years since José Gaspar held women for ransom on Captiva Island in Florida, things…