Northwestern EM Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

Morton and Grace for this excellent infographic highlighting molar pregnancy and its relevance to Emergency Medicine providers. While rarer than other pregnancy issues seen in the Emergency Department, molar pregnancy is an important diagnosis for Emergency Medicine providers to be able to recognize, understand, and treat.

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ALiEM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

A 4-year-old female with no significant past medical history is brought to the Emergency Department by her grandmother for concern for two days of progressive vaginal bleeding. It often presents to the emergency department with complaints of vaginal bleeding, difficulty urinating, or dysuria.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

JANUARY 26, 2015

Usually, in the ED, the simple and great goal is to get the parturient upstairs to OB-GYN, if you have one, as soon as possible. Preeclampsia/ Eclampsia - Emergency Department Resources. {3 abstracts} Luckett-Gatopoulos, S. Postpartum Emergencies. All went well. Not in the textbook, but it worked. Boringem.org.

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Imagine a 9-week pregnant patient who comes to the emergency department with vaginal bleeding and abdominal cramping. EMTALA mandates that any patient who comes to an emergency department experiencing an emergency medical condition must be treated and stabilized, which may involve an abortion.

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ACEP Now

JANUARY 12, 2024

Case A 40-year-old female at 11 weeks, five days gestation presented to the emergency department (ED) with concern for lower abdominal pressure and inability to fully empty her bladder. Dr. Wilson is an emergency medicine attending physician and director of Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship at Maine Medical Center.

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ALiEM

OCTOBER 4, 2024

A 31-year-old female G3P2 presented to the emergency department with vaginal spotting for one week and worsening lower abdominal cramping. She had not yet seen an OB for this pregnancy. She tested positive on a home pregnancy test one day prior to presentation. Her last menstrual period was one month and three days prior.

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ALiEM

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A 28-year-old female G3P2002 presented to the emergency department for one month of vaginal bleeding. The patient was seen in the emergency department one month earlier for vaginal bleeding in the first trimester of pregnancy. Her estimated gestational age was six weeks by last menstrual period.

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