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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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