EMDocs

APRIL 27, 2024

A 67-year-old man with a history of hypertension and diabetes presents to the emergency department with right ear pain for 2 weeks. The changing face of malignant (necrotising) external otitis: clinical, radiological, and anatomic correlations. Infectious diseases , 4 (1), 34–39. Infectious diseases, 4(1), 34–39.

EMS 83

EMS Infectious Diseases Radiology Radiology 83

RebelEM

AUGUST 30, 2023

Executive Summary: 2015 Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis in Adults. Diagnostic Radiology: Musculoskeletal and Breast Imaging. Evaluation and Treatment of Acute Back Pain in the Emergency Department.

Infectious Diseases 104

Infectious Diseases Fractures Radiology Radiology 104

ACEP Now

MAY 9, 2024

It has been well over a year since the controversial publication of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) report on diagnostic errors in the emergency department (ED). Active extravasation of blood into the hematoma was identified, and the patient was referred to interventional radiology. Ann Emerg Med.

Research 52

Research Emergency Department Infectious Diseases Hospitals 52

EM Ottawa

AUGUST 22, 2024

Assessing patients with pleural effusions in the emergency department (ED) can be challenging and nuanced. This is largely due to the lack of guidelines around pleural effusions in the ED. In part one we focused on imaging, diagnosis, and management of parapneumonic effusions.

Emergency Department 60

Emergency Department Infectious Diseases Radiology Radiology 60

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

aureus infections among patients in the emergency department. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in the Emergency Department. Emerg Med Clin North Am. Clinical Infectious Disease. Radiology Key. Managing a Cutaneous Abscess in the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med.

EMS 68

EMS Ultrasounds Emergency Department Infectious Diseases 68

ALiEM

MAY 13, 2024

Case Introduction: Child with abdominal pain Wendy is a 7-year-old girl who comes into the emergency department with redness, swelling, and pain on her left calf. Ann Emerg Med 2020 [5] 2,656 Systematic review of adult and pediatric studies 94.6% (89.4-97.4%) Pediatr Emerg Care. J Emerg Med. 97.4%) 85.4% (78.9-90.2%)

Ultrasounds 64

Ultrasounds Pediatrics Emergency Department Wellness 64

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Case 1 focuses on a case seen in the emergency department and explores the common parental query of a “weak immune system” in a young child who has had several recurrent upper respirator tract infections back-to-back but is otherwise well. A 3 year old boy is brought to emergency department and treated for viral induced wheeze.

Emergency Department 78

Emergency Department Wellness Infectious Diseases Pediatrics 78