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By the Hammer of Thora: Pleural Effusions in the ED (Part 2)

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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.

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Diagnostic Errors, Revisited: Where Do We Go Wrong, and How Can We Change?

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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.

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REBEL Core Cast 107.0 – Vertebral Osteomyelitis

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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.

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EM@3AM: Testicular/Scrotal Abscesses

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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.

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PEM POCUS Series: Soft Tissue Ultrasound

ALiEM

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%)

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You don’t need X-Rays in a child with bronchiolitis, croup, asthma, or first time wheezing

PEMBlog

Pneumonia in Children Presenting to the Emergency Department with an Asthma Exacerbation. Pediatrics. 2022 Jan 1;149(1):e2021051405. doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-051405. 2021-051405. PMID: 34845493 Florin TA, Carron H, Huang G, Shah SS, Ruddy R, Ambroggio L. JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(8):803-805.

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EM@3AM: Malignant/Necrotizing Otitis Externa

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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.

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