Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Anterior fat pads can be normal Galeazzi injuries are a radial shaft fracture with an ulna dislocation whereas Monteggia injuries are ulna fractures with radial dislocations Scaphoids injuries are prone to avascular necrosis due to variable blood supply r2 cpc: Acute Salicylate toxicity WITH drs. C above historical average.

Dislocations 74

Dislocations Fractures Poisoning Academics 74

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 4, 2024

to teach you and your learner something new on shift skin adhesives WITH dr. hill Dermabond is a polymer (octyl cyanoacrylate) that can be used to repair lacerations in the Emergency Department faster than sutures, allowing the ED physician to be more efficient.

Dislocations 85

Dislocations Emergency Department Documentation/Coding Burns 85

ALiEM

MARCH 1, 2024

Case Discussion Take-Home Points Whenever you have a two-pupil phenomenon consistent with traumatic iridodialysis, the differential should always include penetrating injury to the globe, globe rupture, scleral rupture, hyphema, and lens dislocation. These additional findings may warrant urgent surgical repair or close monitoring of IOP. [2]

Dislocations 60

Dislocations Academics Ultrasounds Hospitals 60

EM Curious

JULY 24, 2015

One of our beloved colleagues from the community has recently declared to us his love of ultrasound guided nerve blocks--a skill that is established in the anesthesia world but is quickly gaining traction in our realm. Maybe it's dislocated? Academic Emergency Medicine, 20(6), 584–591. Sorry we've been out of the loop lately.

Fractures 52

Fractures Ultrasounds Emergency Department Dislocations 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 6, 2025

Article 1: Is lung ultrasound a viable alternative to chest x-ray in diagnosing community-acquired pneumonia? Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care lung ultrasound for community-acquired pneumonia in children in ambulatory settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ultrasound. Does This Infant Have a Dislocated Hip?

Dislocations 59

Dislocations CPR Ultrasounds Resuscitation 59