ACEP Now

JANUARY 9, 2024

A 3-year-old male was brought to the emergency department (ED) by his mother, who reported the sudden onset of a rash (hives) covering his entire body, with no rash on his palms and soles. The next day, the patient’s mother was called to come to the emergency department with the patient due to abnormal labs.

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ACEP Now

MARCH 6, 2024

The Sisyphean task remains to try to keep up—and, in that vein—here is a light round of the emergency medicine literature from 2023. 7 The operators involved in the trial were mostly emergency medicine residents or critical care fellows, but this fact does not diminish the generalizability of these observations. N Engl J Med.

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EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In mass poisoning cases, DEG has been substituted as a solvent in oral medications and in topical medicinal products. 4 Despite the policy changes in the United States, epidemic poisonings involving DEG continue to impact adults and children on a global scale with 14 mass poisonings occurring since the Sulfanilamide Disaster.

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EMDocs

JUNE 8, 2024

A 32-year-old man presents to the emergency department with eye pain. Overview of Eye Injuries in the Emergency Department.” 2023, www.uptodate.com/contents/overview-of-eye-injuries-in-the-emergency-department?search=traumatic+iritis&source=search_result&selectedTitle=2~150&usage_type=default&display_rank=2.

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Diagnosis: Clinical exam findings, in combination with a thorough history help to make the diagnosis of anticholinergic plant poisoning. 8 However, it is not considered first line in treatment of anticholinergic toxicity and is not available in all emergency departments. Accessed April 15, 2023. World J Emerg Med.

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ALiEM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Published May 2023. Published 2023 Mar 29. 2023 Jun 15;388(24):2209-2212. Epub 2023 Apr 26. Xylazine Intoxication in Humans and Its Importance as an Emerging Adulterant in Abused Drugs: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature. Published 2023 June 30. 2023 Mar;61(3):173-180. 2023;15(3):e36864.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 17, 2024

Curious Ken is brought into your emergency department. Forrester reported data from the Texas Poison Centers surrounding 110 cases of superabsorbent polymer bead ingestions between 2011 and 2016. Pediatric Emergency Care , 31 (6), pp.416-418. Pediatric Orbeez ingestions reported to Texas poison centers.

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