Falls come in all shapes and sizes, especially with trauma. This post provides key pearls and pitfalls in special populations, including the elderly, intoxicated patients, and falls from extreme height.
What's your approach to an adult first time seizure? Check out this CORE EM post for a review.
Historically we've equated lactate with sepsis, but what else can cause an elevated lactate? When it comes down to it, lactate is only a number. This post investigates the ins and outs of this laboratory marker.
emDocs is proud to introduce a new series focused on emergency medicine procedures! This series will provide key information on procedural steps, indications, contraindications, pearls, and pitfalls, as well as a downloadable procedure card. Today, the lumbar puncture.
Most emergency physicians can tell an interesting story about a patient they treated with a rectal foreign body, but what are the keys to the evaluation and management of the patient with a rectal foreign body?
Thoracic aortic aneurysms... What do you need to know about this condition?
Few good sentences start with ‘remember that patient?’. Missed injuries are the bane of the emergency physician’s existence. This post evaluates risk factors and ways to avoid missing vital injuries in trauma patients.
We assess and manage patients with asthma exacerbation frequently, but the specific trigger may not be readily apparent. What are some sneaky triggers of asthma exacerbation?
