practice updates

To kick off your weekend reading pleasure, here’s another batch of our monthly excellent write-ups from the EM interns at UT Southwestern (@DallasEMed) and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai courtesy of Alex Koyfman (@EMHighAK) and Stephen Alerhand (@SAlerhand) . Our ongoing intern report series is the product of first-year residents exploring clinical questions they have found to be particularly intriguing, with an intended audience of med students & junior residents. Enjoy!

Always changing, always evolving…the latest on troublesome drugs coming to an ED near you

The patient with shortness of breath and cough at altitude: How can EM physicians optimize care and outcomes?

Is the use of oral contrast for abdominal CT still necessary?

Updates in wound care: Normal saline or tap water? What pressure do you need to use? What volume is needed? Should you irrigate clean wounds?