Why do we miss appendicitis, and what can we do to avoid misdiagnosis?

Does thromboelastography have utility in non-traumatic bleeding?

Interventional radiology's role in evaluation and management of medical and traumatic conditions is growing... When can this specialty assist us in the ED?

Evidence suggests patients with COVID-19 are at risk of thromboses and coagulopathy. Up to now, there has not been an established set of clear guidelines. This post discusses the CHEST guideline and expert panel report on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of VTE in these patients.

COVID is resurging, but what can we miss? What can mimic COVID-19?

Patient disposition is one of the keys in emergency medicine. What should we do with patients diagnosed with pyelonephritis?

When should you consider septic bursitis, and how should you manage it?

In recent weeks many law enforcement agencies around the country have used some form of tear gas against protesting civilians, resulting in the most widespread domestic use of riot control agents against civilians since the period of unrest of the '60s and '70s. Healthcare responders need to be aware of proper decontamination and initial supportive care when dealing with these agents.