Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 23, 2023

THE CASE A female in her early 20s, G4P2012, presents to the emergency department (ED) with a 5 day history of left lower quadrant abdominal pain which has been worsening since onset. A bedside ultrasound is completed to assess the location of the pregnancy. She reports that her previous ectopic pregnancy was treated medically.

Ultrasounds 98

Ultrasounds Operations Radiology Radiology 98

Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

7-year-old Tilly is brought to your emergency department at 11 p.m. Abdominal pain in children is common, accounting for over 1 in 20 attendances to paediatric emergency departments [1]. Clinical scoring tools have improved diagnostic performance in assessing suspected appendicitis in the emergency department.

Emergency Department 105

Emergency Department Ultrasounds Pediatrics Best Practices 105

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Emergency physicians have long taken pride in delivering care every day of the week, every hour of the day. ACEP’s Emergency Department Accreditation program adds a layer to that, says Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD, FACEP, FAAP, FAEM, Chair of the program’s Board of Governors.

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department Critical Access Geriatric Emergencies Ultrasounds 52

SheMD

APRIL 24, 2023

I break bad news almost every shift in the emergency department. An email with a sad face to a woman jacked up hormones was not the best approach. I waited until my 6 week ultrasound. On my ultrasound day, I had started to feel pregnant. My friend did an ultrasound and we saw free fluid- a lot of it.

Ultrasounds 83

Ultrasounds Radiology Radiology Emergency Department 83

EB Medicine

APRIL 30, 2017

This month's episode of EMplify, the podcast corollary to the Emergency Medicine Practice journal, focuses on acute decompensated heart failure. The podcast is based on the full-length review published in the May 2017 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice.

Outcomes 40

Outcomes Burns Best Practices Ultrasounds 40

EM Curious

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

LITERATURE OF INTEREST An Age-Adjusted D-dimer Threshold for Emergency Department Patients With Suspected Pulmonary Embolus: Accuracy and Clinical Implications. Melissa Motta, a neuro-critical care expert breaks down current best practice in acute ischemic stroke in an excellent talk at Maryland CC Project.

Stroke 52

Stroke Pediatrics Best Practices EMS 52

EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

This month, we are sticking in the abdomen for another round of evidence-based medicine, focusing on Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Bariatric Surgery. Consider performing a RUSH exam (that is rapid ultrasound for shock and hypotension) to identify the cause. Jeff: Next up is ultrasound.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Sepsis Operations Dehydration 40