Image: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/rogerwolsey/2019/10/oh-my-g-od/omg-funny-baby-face-picture/ In this post, I will cover some of the basics regarding breech deliveries. This topic may cause tachycardia in many resident physicians (including myself) so let’s try and…
Author: Dr. Ashley Penington Article: “A randomized controlled trial of ceftriaxone and doxycycline, with or without metronidazole, for the treatment of acute pelvic inflammatory disease” Wiesenfeld and colleagues (2019) Background:…
Author: Dr. Tucker Matthews We see a whole lot of flank pain in the ED, and more and more, we go for non-contrast CT scans (19% of acute flank pain…
Author: Dr. Eric Moyer Background: It is often difficult to interpret high-sensitivity cardiac troponin values in patients with renal impairment given the reduced clearance by the kidneys. This study attempts…
Author: Dr. Hans Murcia Background: Early repolarization, also known as J-point elevation, may present with ST segment elevations similar to STEMI on ECG. Given the risks and expense of activating…
Post Author: Dr. Earl C. Williams, Jr. Citation: Goulden R, Rowe BH, Abrahamowicz M, Strumpf E, Tamblyn R. Association of Intravenous Radiocontrast With Kidney Function: A Regression Discontinuity Analysis. JAMA…
Author: Dr. Earl C. Williams, Jr. Article: Grunau BE, Wiens MO, Rowe BH, McKay R, Li J, Yi TW, Stenstrom R, Schellenberg RR, Grafstein E, Scheuermeyer FX. Emergency Department Corticosteroid…
Precipitious Delivery Documentation Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis Neonatal Emergencies
Author: Dr. Jeanette Lorme, PGY-1 To Pedialyte or not to Pedialyte? Background: ○ In the Emergency Department, we see pediatric patients with vomiting and diarrhea frequently. We need to be able…
During our most recent conference, Dr. Corey Goldstein, one of our emergency medicine faculty who is also trained in psychiatry, gave an informative talk on how to approach patients presenting…