Though rarely encountered outside endemic areas of West Africa, it is critical for Emergency Physicians to recognize Ebola.
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Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever
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SAEM SonoGames
AMAZING job by our SonoGames team members- Keegan, Andrew and Carlo. From the initial question round, placing in the top 10 of 54 teams- they dominated many of the hands-on stations during the second round, making it to the final 2 against Yale. It was a strong fight to the finish, neck and neck until the end,
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Prehospital Beta-Blockers in Anterior STEMI
Long-term oral beta-blocker use decreases mortality after myocardial infarction (MI). Our guidelines recommend initiation of this within 24 hours of acute MI. The benefit of IV beta-blockade is less clear. It is also unknown whether earlier beta blocker administration is better than delayed administration (within 24 hours).
-COMMIT Trial (2005): Early use of IV metoprolol in AMI decreases incidence of ventricular arryhthmias and reinfarctions,
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Traumatic Ocular Injuries
Serious traumatic eye injuries are relatively uncommon but it is vital to recognize them and rapidly initiate management.
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Chairman’s Corner – Thoughts to EM Graduates 2015
Good evening graduates, friends, family, faculty and staff
This is a critical time for healthcare in public hospitals and universities.
We live by the creed of Emma Lazarus (1849—1887)
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
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Ultrasonography vs CT in Renal Colic
Abdominal CT is the most common initial imaging test ordered for suspected nephrolithiasis in the Emergency Department. This is largely due to its high sensitivity for the diagnosis of kidney stones and ability to assess for other high-risk diagnosis. However, CT scan results in exposure to ionizing radiation with related long-term cancer risk and a high rate of incidental findings.
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Chief Complaint – Chest Pain
Chest pain is one of the most common chief complaints in the ED. Its causes range from the benign to the life-threatening.
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