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The official blog site and online hub for the Emergency Medicine Residency Program and Medical Student Clerkship at Rush University Medical Center. Educational content here is provided by the residents and faculty at Rush University Medical Center. Rush EM is a progressive, innovative, and challenging training program dedicated to providing the most comprehensive educational experience.
Recent Posts:
Atrial Fibrillation…in a Rush
By Dr. Alexander Jay PGY2 Basics Atrial fibrillation is defined as an irregularly irregular rhythm, in which there are many irritable atrial foci firing all at once. Although many atrial foci are firing at once, the AV node is still…
5 Minute Journal: Effect of a single dose of oral opioid and non-opioid analgesics in acute extremity pain in the Emergency Department: a randomized clinical trial
Author: Dr. Paul Young Edemobi Background: In the United States there is an opioid epidemic affecting thousands of people. However, the mainstay of severe treatment of pain still remains to be opioids. The article looks into acute extremity pain which…
5 Minute Journal: Loop drainage technique vs standard I&D of skin abscesses
LOOP, THERE IT IS! Author: Dr. Ramsay, PGY-1 Emergency Medicine, Rush University Medical Center Title of article: A randomized controlled trial of novel loop drainage technique versus standard incision and drainage in the treatment of skin abscesses Citation: Ladde, J.,…
Cardiac Tamponade…in a Rush
Author: Dr. Vanessa Petrak Background Cardiac tamponade occurs when fluid accumulates in the pericardial space that impairs the filling of the right sided chambers which eventually leads to decreased cardiac output and hemodynamic compromise. This is a CANNOT MISS diagnosis…
5 Minute Journal: Development and Validation of a Calculator for Estimating the Probability of UTI in Young Febrile Children
Author: Evelyn Schraft, MD This paper by Shaikh et al published in JAMA Pediatrics in April 2018 examines the utility of a prediction tool created to evaluate the probability of a urinary tract infection (UTI) in febrile children aged less…