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In and Out of the Rhythm – A Dance with Sudden Cardiac Death

CASE A 60-year-old female presents with generalized abdominal pain, chills, and innumerable episodes of non-bloody vomit x1 day. PMH...

It’s Not What You Zinc!: A Case of Progressive Neurologic Disease

CASE A 37-year-old woman with past medical history of anemia, cervical cancer, depression, and endometriosis presents to the ED after two...

UrineUVED

CASE A 64 y.o. male with PMH of HTN, hypercholesterolemia, HFpEF, polysubstance use, and T2DM is brought to the Emergency Department by...

So…You Want to be an SVC Pro: Is “More Chemo” Your Final Answer?

CASE A 53-year-old male presents with multiple episodes of provoked and unprovoked syncope in the last 3 days, with associated shortness...

NSTE-ACS: Did we aDAPT too soon?

Figure 1. NSR, tachycardic. ST segment depression in leads I, II, V4-6. Potentially indicative of subendocardial ischemia of LMCA. Case...

Elevated Potassium: Let's rethink Kayexalate and other Potassium Binding Agent

Melissa Staley, MS4 Case Presentation: · 51 yo M with a PMH of ESRD on MWF iHD, anuric at baseline, presents to the emergency department...

Hematemesis in the ED: When to Transfuse?

Sylvie Sontheimer MS-4, UAB School of Medicine Johns Hopkins Virtual Clinical Elective in EM & Equitable Healthcare 10 October 2020 Case...

ED-Initiated Medication for Addiction Therapy

Case presentation: 55 year-old man with a past medical history of hypertension and intravenous drug use presents to the Emergency...

Don’t Get Stuck! A Review of ED Management of Symptomatic Urolithiasis in Pregnancy

Case Presentation: 24 yo G2P0001 woman at 13 weeks’ gestation with no significant past medical history presents to the Emergency...

Needle Thoracostomy: Can we all agree to stop sticking needles in the 2nd Intercostal space?

Image 1: Tension pneumothorax is a clinical diagnosis! But it is sometimes seen first on X-Ray due to CXR capabilities in trauma bays....

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