This posts reviews the presentation, diagnosis and management of acute cholecystitis.
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Adverse Events in Procedural Sedation and Analgesia
Emergency Department (ED) patients frequently present with injuries and disease requiring procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA). PSA is a core skill for Emergency Physicians (EP) and acts to relieve pain and anxiety for patients. The procedure involves providing sedative and analgesic agents in order to allow EPs to effectively perform critical procedures from joint reduction to incision and drainage of abscesses to laceration repairs to preoxygenation.
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Tibial Plateau Fractures
In this post we review the presentation, diagnosis and management of tibial plateau fractures.
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TMP-SMX vs. Placebo in the Treatment of Superficial Abscesses
Annual emergency department visits for skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) are on the rise nationwide, and an increased incidence of abscesses is the likely culprit. MRSA is quickly emerging as the most common cause of purulent SSTIs, and Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) remains a cost-effective first line enteral antimicrobial to treat it. The primary treatment for a cutaneous abscess is incision and drainage (I&D),
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Herpes Keratitis
Herpes keratitis is relatively common and can result in vision loss when diagnosis and management are delayed.
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Immediate + Delayed ICH in Patients on Warfarin or Clopidogrel
Warfarin and clopidogrel are two commonly prescribed anticoagulant medications, and based on previous studies, patients taking either of these medications who suffer blunt head trauma are at an increased risk for traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (ICH). Additionally, there is concern that patients on these agents can have delayed traumatic ICH (traumatic ICH occurring within 2 weeks after an initially normal CT scan result in the absence of recurrent head trauma).
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
DKA is a life-threatening disorder where appropriate, aggressive management can markedly change the patients course.
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Staying Home
Like many other young professionals in Manhattan, I grew up out in the suburbs on Long Island hoping to one day make it to the big city. As I maneuvered through the maze of my adolescence, I vividly remember being mesmerized by the bright lights and the unrelenting energy of the concrete jungle; it was where I needed to be.
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