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EM@3AM: Stercoral Colitis

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Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. A 73-year-old female is brought in by EMS for abdominal pain, vomiting, and weakness for two days. Operative management is necessary for signs of peritonitis, evidence of perforation, extensive bowel involvement >40cm, or after failed medical management. In StatPearls.

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Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage: A Three-Pronged Approach

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A young woman, 13 days post-tonsillectomy, comes into your rural emergency department (ED) coughing up blood. Secondary hemorrhage occurs between days five and 14 post-operatively, peaking around days five to seven. Special thanks to Dr. Kevin Wasko, guest expert on the EM Cases podcast on this topic, who inspired this column.

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EM@3AM: Flexor Tendon Laceration

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We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. He presented to the emergency department because he is having numbness distal to the site of injury, as well as constant bleeding and some difficulty with flexing his finger. A 41-year-old male with no significant past medical history presents with a deep hand laceration.

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EM@3AM: Oculomotor Nerve Palsy

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We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. Available from: [link] yousef, CC BY-SA 4.0 <[link] via Wikimedia Commons The post EM@3AM: Oculomotor Nerve Palsy appeared first on emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education. He has no known medical history and has never been to the doctor. Updated 2022 Jul 4].

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Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage: ReBaked Morsel

Pediatric EM Morsels

If bleeding, the only lab that is needed in the Emergency Department is a type and cross. The post Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage: ReBaked Morsel appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. CBC, coagulation panels, von Willebrand factor etc are less useful. Well… sometimes it starts again. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol.

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Elbow Dislocations

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Elbow Dislocations in the Emergency Department: A Review of Reduction Techniques. J Emerg Med. PMID: 31082090 Post Peer Reviewed By: Anand Swaminathan MD, MPH (Insta @EMSwami) The post Elbow Dislocations appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog. Anatomy, Shoulder and Upper Limb, Radial Nerve.

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EM@3AM: Liver Transplant Complications

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We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. Liver Transplantation: Operative Techniques and Medical Management. Emergency department visits and unanticipated readmissions after liver transplantation: A retrospective observational study. The Journal of Emergency Medicine. Acad Emerg Med.

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