Emergency Notes

Acutely thrombosed external hemorrhoids may be safely excised in the emergency department in patients who present within 48-72 hours of sy...

Source: An unusual blood gas with severe acidemia The aim of treatment is to evacuate anoxic blood, decompress the corpora cavernosa and ac...

Anatomic considerations Target: abscess is usually superior to the tonsil, at the intersection of the base of the uvula and the anterior to...

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog: Right Bundle Branch Block after Blunt Trauma: A Tragic Case. RBBB never has ST elevation in any lead ST abnormal...

Academic Life in Emergency Medicine: Trick of the Trade: Massaging a mandibular dislocation back in How to reduce a mandibular dislocation...

Chronic ingestion In 2004, Daly et al demonstrated that patients with delayed presentations (more than 24 hours after ingestion) or chro...

-LE (produced by neutrophils in the urine) can read falsely negative with oxidizing antibiotics such as cephalexin, nitrofurantoin, tetracy...

Cocaine Chest Pain, “Answers” | EM Lyceum Effect on heart: increases plasma levels of dopamine and norepinephrine through central adrenergi...

Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Evaluation and Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Syncope. 20...

Source: HQMedEd Nexus works if > 9 years Most common complaint is a sensory deficit 8 screening factors: (Leonard 2010, annals of emerge...