Director’s Corner: Crisis Recognition and Management
Dear Director, My CEO lit into me for a patient complaint about a missed diagnosis…
Look in the Mouth!
Don’t neglect an oral health exam for older patients. https://youtu.be/9_XP8OeI-mY It is easy to be…
Night Shift: Tough Case, Bad Law
Many years ago a dear family friend came to me to ask “a medical question.” …
Just let me die, doc!
Handling suicidal ideation is not as easy as determining a mental illness. https://youtu.be/zZkJhtsreO8 Case Scenario…
Crash Cart: Nurse Charged with Reckless Homicide
Nashville nurse charged with reckless homicide after administering wrong medication. https://fox17.com/news/local/nurse-charged-with-patient-abuse-reckless-homicide-after-death-at-vanderbilt https://youtu.be/wbUFOW_TGXM This is textbook…
Handling Acute Facial Droop?
Time to choose best management solution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRG7hifNz8E&feature=youtu.be A 64-year-old female with a history of CML…
EP Talk Ep. 1 – Talking Informatics with Nick Genes
Informatics is on the leading edge of emergency medicine. And Nick Genes is on the…
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest airway management
What have we actually learned about running codes in the ED? As the debate for…
Stopping the flow
The Role of Inhaled TXA in Hemoptysis. https://youtu.be/NQZumOdfIZE Background information The antifibrinolytic medication Tranexamic…
Buprenorphine induction in the ED: the missing link in a broken system?
Why the pressure is on to help patients dealing with opioid overdoses. https://youtu.be/eZeDVPR3pyU Introduction: The…