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SAEM Clinical Images Series: An Ultrasonographic Rabbit Hole

ALiEM

An 86-year-old man with a past medical history of coronary artery disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, chronic kidney disease, COPD, choledocholithiasis requiring ERCP and sphincterotomy 2 years ago presented with five days of feeling unwell. Gangrenous cholecystitis: diagnosis by ultrasound. Ultrasound, 30: 270-274.

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Grand Rounds Recap 9.25.2024

Taming the SRU

Mortality from asthma and COPD is predicted to increase due to increasing humidity and concentration of particulate matter. It is okay to progress at your own pace. Try not to compare yourself to your peers (easier said than done!) Cynicism, guilt, and imposter syndrome frequently plague emergency physicians.