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ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: August 2018

8/19/2018 Kaela Reinert, MD , Jeremy Berberian, MD

An 89-year-old female with atrial fibrillation presents with altered mental status. What is your interpretation of her ECG?

Opinion-Editorial

The Daddy Diaries: Just a Quiet Ride Home

8/19/2018 Eric McDonald, MD

The road home beckoned after an utterly draining shift in the ICU. Then came a wreck, self-recrimination - and redemption.

Visual Diagnosis

Diagnose This Condition

8/19/2018 Ali Rashidbaigi, MD , Omid Rashidbaigi, MSIV , Darren Cuthbert, MD, MPH

A 53-year-old man presents to the ED for worsening pain associated with a longstanding whole-body rash. He states that 2 years ago a small blemish started on his chest, and it spread to involve predom

Health Policy , Mentorship

Health Policy Mentorship Program Puts Residents in Action in State Legislatures

8/19/2018 Erik J. Blutinger, MD, MSc

This year, the ACEP State Legislative and Regulatory Committee (SLRC) partnered with the EMRA Health Policy Committee to create a mentorship program. Medical students and residents were paired with he

International EM , Simulation

Simulation Outreach: Bringing Continuing Education to East Africa

8/19/2018 Katelyn Banks, MD , Caroline Brady, MD , Heather Brown, MD, MPH, FACEP

International medical electives are becoming increasingly popular among EM residents as programs take the initiative to provide a valuable educational experience for their residents while ensuring tim

Administration & Operations

Advancing ED Workflow through an Innovative RAT

8/19/2018 Michael Ullo, MD , Gregory Sugalski, DO, FACEP

In traditional ED flow models, patients who arrive via EMS often experience similar prolonged door-to-bed, door-to-doctor, and ED length-of-stay times as walk-in patients. Rutgers New Jersey Medical S

Pediatric EM , Neurology

Flaccid Paralysis in a 7-week-old Infant

8/19/2018 Yagnaram Ravichandran, MBBS, MD, FAAP , Amy DeLaroche, MBBS

Flaccid paralysis of the bilateral lower extremities in infants can be the presenting feature for a variety of diseases.

Nephrology

Management of Hyperkalemia in the ED

8/18/2018 Jonathan Hilton, MD , Laura Stone Ellis, MD , Jeremy Berberian, MD

Hyperkalemia is generally defined as a potassium level > 5.5 mEq/L and can be further classified as mild (5.6–6.0 mEq/L), moderate (6.1–7.0 mEq/L), and severe (> 7.0 mEq/L). Etiologies frequently seen

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OB/GYN

Approach to Postpartum Hemorrhage

8/18/2018 Amanda Deutsch, MD , Rohit B. Sangal, MD , Rebecca Feldman Hamm, MD

Postpartum hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide. Knowing the risk factors can help make sure you're prepared before it becomes life-threatening.

Critical Care

Massive Hemoptysis

8/18/2018 Utsha Khatri, MD , Brian Weiss, MD

Consensus is lacking on specific thresholds to characterize massive hemoptysis because these numbers can be challenging to reliably obtain and fail to predict the severity of disease.