This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
The photos that Dr. Clarke took from 19781980 provide a glimpse into working in an emergencydepartment in the years the specialty was being established. for a few years working as an emergency physician. Dr. Clarke was then hired as assistant director in the emergencydepartment (ED) at Pomona Valley Hospital, Pomona, Calif.
THE CASE A female in her 60’s with a remote history of bilateral cataract surgery presented to the emergencydepartment (ED) with a two-week history of right eye swelling. Six days prior, the patient was evaluated at an urgentcare and prescribed doxycycline and prednisone. Brzycki et al. Kaplan et al.
Case presentation A 37-year-old female with a history of mild intermittent asthma, hepatitis C, and opioid abuse disorder (in remission for the past year being maintained on buprenorphine) presents to the emergencydepartment after being called due to positive blood cultures. Arrow highlighting the small pericardial effusion.
Left PLAPS point Despite the obvious consolidation on ultrasound the CXR is clear. In all three there was clear ultrasound evidence of pneumonia. However I am becoming increasingly convinced that an answer to this question is the use of point of care lung ultrasound (LUS). and reduced breath sounds (15-49%, 73-95%, 2.3
Johnson, MD ( Community EM, Salina Regional Health Center) // Reviewed by: Joshua Lowe, MD (EM Attending Physician, USAF); Marina Boushra, MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation, EM-CCM); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case A 40-year-old woman presents to a rural emergencydepartment (ED) with left leg pain and swelling for the past 5 days.
An Anomalous Incidental – and ode to #POCUS #FOAMed Point of CareUltrasound is based on the ability to answer binary, yes / no questions. Unfortunately ultrasound is not binary, but rather multiple shades of grey. The Case A young woman presented to the urgentcare clinic following the onset of severe LUQ abdominal pain.
Case A 37-year-old white male with no past medical history presented to the emergencydepartment (ED) for left testicular pain, redness, and swelling. He had presented to urgentcare for the same complaint a week before, but did not seek follow-up at an ED despite their recommendation. Click to enlarge.)
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 5,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
Let's personalize your content