SAEM Clinical Images Series: Spicy Gum Leads to Spicy Gums
January 23, 2023
A 32-year-old male with a past medical history of asthma presents with a two-day history of cracked lips and progressively worsening oral pain, associated with...
Inna Bulaevsky, DO
SAEM Clinical Image Series: Facial Burn
November 11, 2019
A 50-year-old female with a history of bipolar disorder, ADHD, anxiety, depression, and alcoholism presented to the ED after her family found her at home...
Samuel Southgate
SAEM Clinical Image Series: Flu-like symptoms, oral ulcers, and rash
July 22, 2019
[Click for larger view] Chief Complaint: Flu-like symptoms, lip pain/swelling, mouth pain, eye redness, and rash History of Present Illness: Patient is a 35-year-old transgender male...
Nicholas Stark, MD
60 Second Soapbox: Autoimmune Disease, Ultrasound Teaching, 3rd Nerve Palsy
December 29, 2017
It’s time for another installment of 60 Second Soapbox! Each episode, 1 lucky individual gets exactly 1 minute to present their rant-of-choice to the world....
Sam Shaikh, DO
AIR Series: Immunology 2017
October 9, 2017
Welcome to the Immunology Module! After carefully reviewing all relevant posts from the top 50 sites of the Social Media Index, the ALiEM AIR Team...
Andrew Grock, MD
Diagnose on Sight: Lip Swelling
April 20, 2015
Case: A 24 year old male presents with right sided lip swelling that began several hours ago. This is the second time he has had this...
Jeff Riddell, MD
The Dirty Epi Drip: IV Epinephrine When You Need It
June 27, 2013
You’re a recent graduate picking up an extra shift in a small ED somewhere north of here. At 3 AM an obese 47 year-old woman...
Zlatan Coralic, PharmD
Paucis Verbis: Anaphylaxis
February 24, 2012
Anaphylaxis is one of the most under-appreciated and under-treated conditions in the Emergency Department. A common misperception is that you need hypotension to diagnose it....
Michelle Lin, MD
Paucis Verbis card: Angioedema
March 26, 2010
Recently, a patient presented with angioedema after starting taking an ACE-inhibitor. There was upper lip swelling, similar appearing to the case above. He also experience...