Emergency Medicine

Monthly journal for emergency physicians and physicians working in urgent care settings.

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#ACEP18 Oncology emergencies. 5 you can't miss. https://t.co/ghQiONVWoT

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#ACEP18 Nearly half of emergency department physicians have been assaulted, survey finds https://t.co/L5XGihvgzv …

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#ACEP18 Does giving ED patients ice pops improve patient satisfaction? https://t.co/2nPnaARkGO

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Case Report: An 86-year-old woman presented to the ED with a 2- to 3-day history of abdominal pain, weakness, and nausea https://t.co/I7TGFtsHvm

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Case Report: A 47-year-old woman with a history of pulmonary and renal sarcoidosis presented for evaluation of hematemesis and melena https://t.co/MhdOsA9ACM

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In part 1 of this 2-part review, the authors discuss determining the correct diagnosis for seizures in the ED https://t.co/WmUFOEc6dD

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A 28-year-old woman presented to the ED after accidentally injecting the entire contents of an epinephrine autoinjector into her right thumb https://t.co/CSL2z67KMj

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Emergency Imaging: An 84-year-old man presented for evaluation of an increasingly swollen mass on his left groin https://t.co/7vbSoWoIFx

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A 58-year-old woman with a history of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism presented for evaluation of significant back and leg pain and difficulty ambulating https://t.co/qCkU3UGoSz

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Case Report: A 61-year-old woman presented for evaluation of right facial drooping and vertigo https://t.co/o4spCVHTCM

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The authors review the background, benefits, and limitations of common and readily available tools to assess the volume status of and guide fluid resuscitation in critically ill patients https://t.co/Arr0iOYB2t

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A 33-year-old man presented for evaluation of a 3-day history of progressive and radiating right lower quadrant abdominal pain https://t.co/jC8IhVmdsl

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Case Report: A 75-year-old man presented to the ED after he intentionally ingested a 200-mL bottle of an agricultural insecticide https://t.co/svMgADJHD6

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New video shows a pulsatile flow through the neck of a hand mass https://t.co/jHEw4JsdKp

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Don't miss this video on a round pulsatile hand mass with heterogeneous echogenicity https://t.co/x4AA9s8YJZ

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Case Report: A 23-year-old man, who initially presented to an outside hospital’s ED for evaluation and treatment of a stab wound, presented two months later with a pulsatile hand mass https://t.co/85VUi1qX15

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While bolus-dose vasopressors are commonly used in critical care medicine and anesthesiology to treat patients with hypoperfusion, its application in emergency medicine is minimal with little penetration into daily care https://t.co/JDfCD6Femw

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Although acute limb ischemia is a relatively rare condition, it is a true medical emergency requiring prompt diagnosis and management to prevent limb loss https://t.co/rhfwUJCsB1

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Case Report: A 22-year-old man with an unremarkable medical history presented with a 2-week history of intermittent periumbilical abdominal pain https://t.co/S2yDFkKGq4

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The first step to being successful is to define your personal barriers and self-defeating behaviors https://t.co/hcLCuAiJJQ