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EM@3AM: Stercoral Colitis

EMDocs

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. Stercoral colitis in the emergency department: a review of the literature. International journal of emergency medicine, 17(1), 3. Tran, J., & Shah, K.

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EM@3AM: Leukopenia

EMDocs

Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. A previously healthy 23-year-old male with no medical or surgical history presents to the ED with generalized malaise and no energy, progressively getting worse over the last six weeks. Medications: 25.6%

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Staff retention in the ED

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Challenging working conditions in health services, especially in emergency departments (ED), lead to high levels of stress and burnout. As well as being a practice and policy priority, there have been repeated calls for research to better understand the problem. Emerg Med J. 2021 Sep;38(9):663-672. Epub 2021 Jun 3.

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emDOCs Revamp: Alcohol Withdrawal

EMDocs

A 36-year-old male presents to the emergency department after being found down at home by his spouse. Upon EMS arrival the male is noted to be anxious and tremulous with a GCS of 14. Acad Emerg Med. This series provides evidence-based updates to previous posts so you can stay current with what you need to know.

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EM@3AM: Pediatric Osteomyelitis

EMDocs

Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. Infectious disease expertise is useful as the optimum duration of treatment is not well established. Clinical Presentation of Acute Osteomyelitis in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. vancomycin for Staphylococcus and Salmonella ).

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Ep 202 Eating Disorders: Common, Commonly Missed, Mismanaged and Misunderstood

Emergency Medicine Cases

Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric illness, yet they are frequently missed in the Emergency Department as they can be elusive. Only one in 246 patients who screen positive for an eating disorder at triage have a chief complaint suggesting it.

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The Broselow-Luten System

Pediatric EM Morsels

Taking care of a critically ill child can be nerve-racking to say the least, and downright petrifying for those who don’t do it frequently, even if they are well-trained and brilliant clinicians. Sinha 2012] It is useful in the prehospital setting , correlating well with actual weight and ED Broselow weight. Broselow does not.