Today's EM Mindset evaluates an important aspect of emergency medicine: women in emergency medicine. Dr. Hilary Fairbrother provides perspectives on how to be happy in EM.
Your next patient: A 21-year-old female presents with fever one week after returning from Uganda, where she participated in a college service trip to an orphanage. What do you need to know about fever in the returning traveler?
A patient with septic shock and refractory hypotension: what's your first thought? Thinking about giving hydrocortisone? Let's review a can't miss diagnosis.
Thinking of taking a weekend ski trip? Is your destination at an altitude greater than 2500 m? Read on as this week we discuss altitude sickness.
This is an introduction to a new series on emDocs, a discussion on wellness. The goal is to introduce the topic, discuss why it is important and how we all can take measure to improve the mental, emotional and physical health of physicians.
Mentoring is a vital component of medical education, but what benefits come from this relationship? Whether mentor or mentee, what are pearls to help you gain the most from mentoring? This post covers these questions and more.
Today's Medical Malpractice Insights covers sore throat. Isn't it just pharyngitis?
Concerned with how long you can do emergency medicine? This week's EM Mindset focuses on burnout and longevity in EM.
