Trick of Trade: Alternative to a Pressure Bag for IV Fluids
July 22, 2023
You have a severely dehydrated patient with a peripheral IV line, requiring urgent fluid resuscitation. However, the crystalloid fluids are not flowing freely. Multiple attempts...
Michael Cataldo, DO
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: The Heart Won’t Go On and On
June 15, 2023
Which cardiotoxic plant is shown? Lily of the valley Moonflower Morning glory Water hemlock White snakeroot ...
Sheila Goertemoeller, PharmD, DABAT, ICPS
SAEM Clinical Images Series: Incidental Finding on Bedside Echo
March 6, 2023
A 48-year-old female with a past medical history of opioid use disorder on suboxone presents with abdominal pain for one day. The patient developed sharp...
Kelly Dougherty, MD
Cuidados de enfermería. Prevención y control de la enfermedad vascular aterosclerótica. Servicio Canario de Salud. PDF Gratis. España
February 19, 2023
Cuidados de enfermería. Prevención y control de la enfermad vascular aterosclerótica Capítulo I. Metodología de cuidados: Metodología de cuidados Capítulo II. Planes de cuidados: Abordaje...
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Amiodarone Versus Digoxin for Acute Rate Control of Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department
February 2, 2023
Background Information: Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate (RVR) is one of the many tachydysrhythmias we encounter in the Emergency Department (ED). Though consensus has...
Marco Torres
SAEM Clinical Images Series: Found Down
August 8, 2022
A 67-year-old caucasian male experiencing homelessness was “found down” in a parking lot. EMS reported that he had a GCS of 6 with a systolic...
Jonathan Trinh
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Pretty (and Deadly) in Purple
June 6, 2022
What is the correct antidote for a patient who is poisoned with the pictured substance? Digoxin Specific Fab Hydroxocobalamin/Sodium Thiosulfate Physostigmine Pyridoxine (photo used with...
Charles Harris III, MD
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Hypertension and Rash
April 4, 2022
Which toxic exposure can present with the pictured rash along with hypertension and tachycardia mimicking pheochromocytoma? Arsenic Lead Mercury Silver Thallium ...
Michael Semple, DO
Blood Pressure Differences in Patients with Acute Aortic Dissections
March 19, 2022
Background An acute aortic dissection (AAD) can be a life-threatening emergency which frequently requires rapid and precise control of the patient’s heart rate and blood...
Mike O'Brien, PharmD
ALiEM AIR Series | ACS 2022 Module
February 21, 2022
Welcome to the AIR ACS Module! After carefully reviewing all relevant posts from the top 50 sites of the Social Media Index, the ALiEM AIR...
Chris Belcher, MD
SAEM Clinical Image Series: Painful Blue Arm
January 10, 2022
A 68-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and recent ileostomy secondary to small bowel obstruction presented for acute left arm swelling,...
Roger Farney, DO
SAEM Clinical Image Series: A Young Woman with Chest Pain
November 1, 2021
A 35-year-old female with a history of intermittent palpitations who is three months post-partum presented to the emergency department (ED) with three days of sharp,...
Emily Walton, MD, MPH