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September 01, 2010 Management of ICH
August 25, 2010 Prescribing Steroids in the ED for Asthma
August 18, 2010 Urine Drug Screens
August 11, 2010 MRI The Entire Spine!
August 04, 2010 Elevated Ammonia, Normal LFT's - Valproic Acid Overdose
July 28, 2010 The Patient Appears Drunk: D-Lactic Acidosis?
July 21, 2010 Consider Ultrasound As the Test of 1st Choice for PE
July 14, 2010 PMN's may predominate in the CSF in early aseptic meningitis
July 07, 2010 When to Consider Oral Contrast For Appendicitis CT Scan
June 30, 2010 Stroke Thrombolysis: Unique Exclusion Criteria for the 3 - 4.5 Hour Window
June 23, 2010 Early CT Signs of Ischemic Stroke
June 16, 2010 Diagnosing Infectious Mononucleosis
June 09, 2010 Acute Pericarditis: Colchicine
June 02, 2010 ED Management of SAH: State-Of-The-Art
May 26, 2010 Prothrombin Complex Concentrates to Reverse Warfarin Anticoagulation
May 19, 2010 Febrile Neutropenia in the ED
May 12, 2010 Cardiac CT in the Emergency Department
May 05, 2010 When RSI Can Kill A Patient
April 28, 2010 Delayed Sequence Intubation
April 21, 2010 Proper Dosing of RSI Drugs In The Obese Adult
April 14, 2010 CT Sign of Impending AAA Rupture
April 07, 2010 Proper Position of A Central Line
March 31, 2010 Pericarditis - When to Admit?
March 24, 2010 Anticoagulation for Superficial Thrombophlebitis of the Leg
March 17, 2010 t-PA For Stroke, Part 2: Practical Considerations
March 10, 2010 ICH Management After Stroke Thrombolysis
March 03, 2010 BNP: Important Caveats
February 24, 2010 Pericarditis & Serum Troponin Elevation
February 17, 2010 Chest Tube in Lung Fissure - What Now?
February 10, 2010 Beware Of Chest Pain That Radiates To The Right Arm
February 03, 2010 Fluroquinolones, Benzodiazepines & CNS Toxicity
January 27, 2010 Radiocontrast, Iodine, and Seafood Allergies
January 20, 2010 Acetaminophen, Warfarin, And Elevated INR
January 13, 2010 Management of Rhabdomyolysis
January 06, 2010 Diagnosing SAH - Negative CT: MRI Instead of LP?
December 30, 2009 Is A Right Ventricular Infarction Present?
December 23, 2009 Acute Stroke, Neuroimaging, and Thrombolysis
December 16, 2009 Pulmonary Embolism & Pregnancy
December 09, 2009 Preventing Misplacement of a Subclavian Central Line
December 02, 2009 Do Acute Stroke Patients Need Telemetry Admission?
November 25, 2009 Send off that Urine for Culture!
November 18, 2009 SLE & Premature CAD: Have A Low Threshold
November 11, 2009 Treatment of Accidental Injection of Epinephrine into a Digit
November 04, 2009 Sick Patient With Inferior STEMI? Consider This Diagnosis
October 28, 2009 H1N1 - Clarifying Who Needs Treatment
October 21, 2009 An Unappreciated Risk Factor For PE
October 14, 2009 Blue Toe Syndrome - It Can Be Subtle in the ED
October 07, 2009 Iliofemoral DVT
September 30, 2009 MRI, Acute Abdominal Pain, and the Pregnant Patient
September 23, 2009 Lipid Emulsion Antidote
September 16, 2009 Unilateral Pulmonary Edema
September 09, 2009 Unexplained Syncope
September 02, 2009 An Important V. Tach. (Treated With Verapamil!)
August 26, 2009 Aseptic Meningitis? Consider This Diagnosis
August 19, 2009 Treatment of Benign Positional Vertigo in the ED
August 12, 2009 Management of New-Onset AF
August 05, 2009 Methadone-induced QT prolongation
July 29, 2009 Beware: NOT V. Tach!
July 22, 2009 ED Feeding Tube Replacement - Is A Confirmatory X-ray Needed?
July 15, 2009 Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum
July 08, 2009 Avoiding A Complication of Central Line Placement
July 01, 2009 NSAIDs, Sulfonylureas, & Hypoglycemia
June 24, 2009 Digoxin Toxicity & Hyperkalemia - IV Calcium?
June 17, 2009 Transient Hypotension in the ED - Be Vigilant
June 10, 2009 Transient ST-depression with Rapid AF - Significance?
June 03, 2009 Platelet Transfusion
May 27, 2009 Acute Treatment of a TIA
May 20, 2009 Accounting for the Negative Benzodiazepine Urine Drug Screen
May 13, 2009 Umbilical Erythema in the Neonate: A Sign of CMPI
May 06, 2009 Two Important EKG Pearls
April 29, 2009 Right-Sided Varicocele - Significance?
April 22, 2009 Re-Expansion Pulmonary Edema
April 15, 2009 Sensitivity of CT Scan for SAH
April 08, 2009 The Safety of Metronidazole in Pregnancy
April 01, 2009 Treatment of Herpes Zoster
March 25, 2009 "Peripheral" Facial N. Palsy - Are You Sure It Is Benign?
March 18, 2009 Medications That Spuriously Elevate the Serum Cr Level
March 11, 2009 Updated Influenza Guidelines
February 25, 2009 Think Endocarditis in Young Patients With Acute Neurologic Deficit
February 18, 2009 Choosing the Proper Lead for Cardioversion
February 11, 2009 Methadone and QT Prolongation
February 04, 2009 Proper Postreduction Management of Shoulder Dislocations
January 28, 2009 Early Intubation For Sepsis (Even Without Respiratory failure)
January 14, 2009 Type 2 Diabetes Presenting as DKA
January 07, 2009 How Much Fluid To Administer in the ED For Sepsis?
December 24, 2008 Bicarb For Hyperkalemia: Not What You Were Taught
December 17, 2008 Treatment of Influenza
December 10, 2008 What is the Duration of Postop Pneumoperitoneum?
December 03, 2008 Imaging For The Occult Hip Fracture
November 19, 2008 Opioid Allergy
November 12, 2008 Pregnant Woman with A Possible PE: CT or V/Q?
November 05, 2008 MI or Pericarditis?
October 29, 2008 Ectopic Pregnancy and Low ß-hCG Levels
October 22, 2008 Chilaiditi’s Sign
October 15, 2008 Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
October 08, 2008 ESBL-producing Bacteria & Emergency Medicine
October 01, 2008 Lead aVR: Often Ignored, But Valuable
September 24, 2008 Cardiac Arrest with AICD in Place
September 17, 2008 Antithrombotic Therapy in the ED for TIA/Stroke
September 10, 2008 Adenosine For Wide Complex Tachycardia? Careful!
September 03, 2008 Neostigmine for Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction
August 27, 2008 Low Molecular Weight Heparin and Acute PE
August 20, 2008 Strokes in Younger Patients
August 13, 2008 Auto-PEEP & post-intubation hypotension
August 06, 2008 Exactly Who Needs Chemoprophylaxis Against Meningococcal Disease?
July 30, 2008 Proper Position For Femoral Vein Access
July 23, 2008 Hands-On Defibrillation
July 16, 2008 First-Time Seizure in the ED
July 09, 2008 Aortoenteric Fistula: Suspect the Diagnosis
July 02, 2008 Rhabdomyolysis and "False Positive" Troponin Elevation
June 25, 2008 Promptly Making the Diagnosis of Retinal Detachment
June 18, 2008 Cocaine-Associated MI
June 11, 2008 Acute Ischemic Stroke - Supportive Measures in the ED
June 04, 2008 Insulin: First-Line Therapy For Calcium-Channel Blocker Overdose
May 28, 2008 Clostridium Difficile Infection
May 14, 2008 A Unique Complication of RV Infarction
May 07, 2008 Serum D-dimer and Acute Aortic Dissection
April 23, 2008 Does Flumazenil Really Increase Seizure Risk?
April 16, 2008 Identifying Pseudoseizures in the ED (With Accompanying Videos)
April 09, 2008 Easily Excluding the Possibility of Shock from an MI
April 02, 2008 Current Indications for Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute PE
March 05, 2008 Hyphema? Always Consider Sickle Cell
February 27, 2008 The Importance of ST Elevation in aVR
February 20, 2008 The Pulmonary Embolism Rule-out Criteria (PERC Rule)
February 06, 2008 Octreotide For Sulfonylurea-Induced Hypoglycemia
January 30, 2008 Management of Massive Hemoptysis
January 23, 2008 Current Status of Diagnosing SAH in the ED
December 26, 2007 Cough and Cold Medications in Children < 2 Years
December 19, 2007 Is your ED patient safe for MRI?
December 12, 2007 Hyperkalemia (4 Pearls)
November 28, 2007 Anticoagulation & False Negative D-dimers
November 14, 2007 Carotid Artery Dissection
November 07, 2007 Bacterial Meningitis: 5 Things to Know
October 31, 2007 Young Patients With Syncope
October 24, 2007 Treatment of Bell's Palsy - The Latest
October 17, 2007 "My Drink Was Spiked"
October 10, 2007 Post-Dural Puncture Headaches
October 03, 2007 Going Easy on The Diuresis for Some CHF Patients
September 26, 2007 False-positive and False-negative Dipstick Urinalysis Results
September 19, 2007 Nebulized Lidocaine for Cough & Asthma
September 12, 2007 Therapeutic Hypothermia Following Cardiac Arrest
September 05, 2007 TASER Firing - Is Cardiac Monitoring Necessary?
August 29, 2007 Administer Empiric Acyclovir Therapy in the ED for Encephalitis
August 22, 2007 The Deep Sulcus Sign
August 15, 2007 The Oxygen Saturation Gap
July 25, 2007 Diverticulitis in Young Patients
July 18, 2007 Failure to Remove Patients From Backboards in the ED
July 04, 2007 Serum Prolactin To Diagnose A Seizure
June 27, 2007 2007 Pneumonia Guidelines - Important Changes for the EP
June 20, 2007 Heterotopic Pregnancy
June 06, 2007 Flumazenil? No!
May 23, 2007 Acute CHF with Prosthetic Heart Valve
May 16, 2007 Wide Complex A. Fib. - Avoid the Reflexive Reach for a Ca-Channel Blocker
May 09, 2007 Splenic Artery Aneurysm on CT - What Do You Tell The Patient?
May 02, 2007 Bleeding from a Tracheostomy? Don't Miss a TIF!
April 25, 2007 Important Change to CDC's STD Treatment Guidelines
March 28, 2007 Proper Ventilator Settings in Severe Asthma
March 14, 2007 Hypokalemia!
March 07, 2007 Stable V. Tach: Amiodarone? Procainamide? Neither?
February 28, 2007 Etomidate, RSI, and Adrenal Suppression
February 21, 2007 Cephalosporins in the Setting of a PCN Allergy: What is the Truth?
February 14, 2007 What Are the Incidences of PE & DVT after Placement of IVC Filters?
February 07, 2007 Septic Arthritis or Crystal Arthritis?
January 31, 2007 Epiploic Appendagitis
January 24, 2007 Upper Urinary Infection - Is There Thrombocytosis?
January 10, 2007 Blue Toe Syndrome
December 27, 2006 Omphalitis in the Adult
December 20, 2006 Hepatic Portal Venous Gas On CT Scan in the ED
November 29, 2006 Atropine Prior to Succinylcholine for Pediatric RSI?
November 22, 2006 Dexamethasone for Treatment of Benign Headache in the ED
October 25, 2006 Ketamine for ED Pediatric Procedural Sedation: IV or IM?
September 27, 2006 MRI, Stroke, and the Emergency Physician
September 20, 2006 Antibiotics and Oral Contraceptive Failure
September 06, 2006 CT for Appendicitis in the ED: Contrast Needed? What Route?
August 30, 2006 Prophylactic Lorazepam in the ED for Alcohol-Related Seizures
August 09, 2006 RV MI mimicking Anterior MI on EKG
July 19, 2006 An Important Risk Factor for ED Patients Presenting With Syncope
June 28, 2006 Routine ß-blockers for Acute MI?
June 21, 2006 Antibiotics in the ED for UGI Hemorrhage
June 07, 2006 Complications of Bariatric Surgery Presenting to the ED
May 31, 2006 Pulse Ox Readings In the Presence Of Dyshemoglobinemias
May 17, 2006 Use of Steroids in the ED for Sepsis
May 10, 2006 Abdominal Pain After Methotrexate for Ectopic Pregnancy
April 26, 2006 Oral Ondansetron for Pediatric Gastroenteritis
April 19, 2006 Are You Still Using Epinephrine Subcutaneously?
April 05, 2006 Caution Using BNP for CHF with a History of Atrial Fibrillation
March 29, 2006 COPD in the ED - When to Consider the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism
March 22, 2006 Flumazenil & Hepatic Encephalopathy in the ED
March 15, 2006 "Pill-in-the-Pocket" Approach to SVT
March 08, 2006 Complications of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Presenting to the ED
February 22, 2006 CA-MRSA: Current Treatment Recommendations
February 15, 2006 Approach to the Multiply Injured Patient with Pelvic Fractures
February 01, 2006 Important Change in CDC Recommendations for the Treatment of Influenza
January 11, 2006 Causes of False-Positive & False-Negative End-Tidal CO2 Detector Readings
January 04, 2006 Aminophylline for AV block in acute inferior MI
December 28, 2005 Seafood Allergy & Radiographic Contrast Media
December 14, 2005 Common medications that cause Photosensitivity (with an interesting photo)
December 07, 2005 Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy: Differential Diagnosis
November 30, 2005 Major Changes to the New 2005 ACLS Guidelines
November 23, 2005 Tamsulosin For Ureteral Colic
November 16, 2005 NAFLD: The Most Common Cause of Abnormal LFT's, but Underrecognized in the ED
November 09, 2005 Proper Management of an Elevated INR in the ED
November 02, 2005 Properly Adjusting the Dilantin Dose in the ED
October 26, 2005 CSF tests: Appropriate Ordering & Indications
October 19, 2005 Influenza, Anti-Viral Medications, and Avian Flu
October 05, 2005 IVC Filters - What the Emergency Physician Needs to Know
September 21, 2005 Inadvertent Ocular Exposure to Cyanoacrylate-Based Glues
September 07, 2005 Elevated Troponin - Pulmonary Embolism?
August 31, 2005 A Possible Cause for the Dreaded "General Weakness"
August 24, 2005 A Test to Detect Chest Tube Kinking - Before Securing
August 17, 2005 Key Pearls for the EP to Keep in Mind When Caring for the Pregnant Trauma Patient
August 03, 2005 A Simple Empirical Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy for Acute Infectious Diarrhea
July 27, 2005 6 Facts about acute Inferior MI
July 20, 2005 Enoxaparin vs. Heparin for ACS & PCI
July 06, 2005 Acute Stroke and Hyperglycemia
June 15, 2005 Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury
June 08, 2005 Causes of BNP Elevation in Dyspneic Patients Without CHF
June 01, 2005 Is coagulopathy a contraindication to paracentesis?
May 25, 2005 Nebulized Epi for Oropharyngeal Bleeding
May 18, 2005 Consider Pertussis! (and listen to the audio)
May 11, 2005 Troponin elevations in the absence of acute coronary syndrome
May 04, 2005 Buprenorphine (Suboxone)
April 27, 2005 Radiographic Studies and the Pregnant Patient
April 20, 2005 Acute HIV Syndrome
April 13, 2005 Shoulder Dislocation: ED Pearls
April 06, 2005 Pediatric Oral Hypoglycemic Ingestion
March 02, 2005 TIPS Stenosis in the ED
February 02, 2005 Community-Acquired MRSA
January 26, 2005 Painless Acute Aortic Dissection
January 19, 2005 Beta Blockers in Acute MI: Current Recommendations & Contraindications
January 05, 2005 Anticonvulsant Treatment Following a First-Time Seizure
December 22, 2004 Use of a Pacemaker Magnet in the ED
December 15, 2004 Chest Pain Relief by NTG Doesn't Predict Active CAD
December 01, 2004 Facial Nerve Palsy
November 17, 2004 Adie's Tonic Pupil
November 10, 2004 Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in the ED
October 20, 2004 An ominous and overlooked cause of shoulder pain
October 13, 2004 CXR vs. BNP for Diagnosing CHF in the ED
October 06, 2004 Single-Dose PO Steroid Treatment for Croup
September 29, 2004 Thrombolytic Dose for PE with Cardiac Arrest
September 15, 2004 Drugs Past their Expiration Date
August 25, 2004 Food Allergy Anaphylaxis: Beware the Biphasic Response
August 18, 2004 Acute Chest Syndrome
August 11, 2004 Methamphetamine Abuse
July 28, 2004 EKG Predictors of Reperfusion
July 21, 2004 Emergency Physicians & DVT
July 14, 2004 Selecting an Antihypertensive Agent
July 07, 2004 Drugs to Avoid in Myasthenia Gravis
June 30, 2004 Blunt Aortic Injury: Conservative Management
June 23, 2004 Autonomic Dysreflexia
June 16, 2004 High-Risk TIA Patients
May 19, 2004 Elevated Hematocrit with Acute Pancreatitis
May 12, 2004 Beware of Hoarseness
April 21, 2004 Use of Albumin Following Paracentesis in the ED
April 14, 2004 EKG & AMI Location
March 31, 2004 Adjuvant Steroid Therapy in Acute Bacterial Meningitis
March 24, 2004 Preventing Contrast-Induced Nephropathy
March 03, 2004 Meningococcal Disease & Risk to Contacts
February 18, 2004 Using BNP Levels to Diagnose CHF
February 11, 2004 Acute Whiplash Injury
January 21, 2004 A Maneuver For the Difficult Airway
December 03, 2003 The Brugada Syndrome
November 26, 2003 Post-Traumatic Testicular Torsion: A Reminder
November 19, 2003 Promptly diagnosing Ethylene Glycol poisoning
August 27, 2003 Fever in Children < 36 months
August 20, 2003 Acute MI: Lytics or transfer for PCTA?
July 23, 2003 Current management of acute cystitis
July 09, 2003 Octreotide for Refractory Hypoglycemia
July 02, 2003 Prescribing Steroids from the ED for COPD
June 18, 2003 Maximum doses of infiltrative anesthesia
April 30, 2003 Adverse Events Following Smallpox Vaccination
April 16, 2003 Anomalous Left-Sided SVC: That central line may not be malpositioned
April 09, 2003 The management of varicella-zoster virus exposure and infection during pregnancy
April 02, 2003 NSAID Exacerbation of Heart Failure
March 19, 2003 Medications causing psychiatric symptoms
March 05, 2003 Occupational Exposures to HIV: Current Facts
February 12, 2003 Appendicitis: Clinical Pearls
January 08, 2003 Venous blood to screen for CO poisoning
January 01, 2003 Treatment of Community Acquired Pneumonia
December 11, 2002 What to do with the TIA in the ED?
October 16, 2002 Delayed Antibiotic Strategy For Acute Otitis
October 02, 2002 SYNCOPE!
August 28, 2002 Conditions that will cause a positive D-dimer result
August 14, 2002 Emergency Contraception
July 24, 2002 Suggested Antihypertensive Therapy for Patients with Acute Stroke
July 17, 2002 Do Not Hyperventilate for Traumatic Brain Injury
July 10, 2002 Cardiac Troponins: Recent Pearls for EM Practice
June 26, 2002 The Droperidol "Black Box" Warning
June 19, 2002 Current recommendations for use of anti-D immune globulin (Rhogam) in the emergency department
May 15, 2002 2002 STD Treatment Guidelines: Pearls for Emergency Physicians
May 01, 2002 DKA and HHS: Current Treatment
April 10, 2002 Acute Exacerbations of COPD
April 03, 2002 Hyperpronation Maneuver for Nursemaid's Elbow
March 13, 2002 Biphasic Defibrillation
February 13, 2002 ACLS 2000 Guidelines: Corrections and Updates
February 06, 2002 Succinylcholine: Clarification of Cautions and Contraindications
December 26, 2001 Smoke Inhalation: Managing the Possibility of Cyanide Poisoning
December 19, 2001 Lubrication of endotracheal tubes - Even when not required for lubrication alone
November 28, 2001 Steroids in Acute Asthma - Do We Taper?
October 31, 2001 When to transfuse in the setting of acute MI: Our practice is updated
October 24, 2001 Anthrax, bioterrorism: concise reference with useful links
October 17, 2001 Diagnosing acute compartment syndrome: Not relying on the 5 P's
October 10, 2001 Chest pain pearls for the emergency physician: Risk Stratification
September 12, 2001 Management of Aphthous Ulcers
September 05, 2001 Octreotide for the treatment of acute variceal hemorrhage
August 22, 2001 Overlooked Sources of Ethanol (Non-beverage Ethanol)
August 08, 2001 Dextromethorphan and the Serotonin Syndrome
July 25, 2001 Metformin: Unique properties of importance in emergency medicine
July 11, 2001 Comprehensive Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures
June 27, 2001 Single dose prophylaxis for Lyme disease following tick bite
June 20, 2001 Normal CK, Elevated MB - significance?
May 23, 2001 A reminder: current management of acute otitis media
May 16, 2001 Pediatric Syncope in the ED
May 09, 2001 Initial fluid management of DKA in Children
May 02, 2001 Prevention of Post-Lumbar Puncture Headache
April 25, 2001 Guidelines for the appropriate use of antibiotics in respiratory infections
April 04, 2001 Two ED Clues to Acute MI Patients at High Risk
March 14, 2001 The Crying Infant in the ED: A Checklist to Consider
February 07, 2001 A Simple and Effective Treatment for Benign Positional Vertigo
January 24, 2001 Twice-Daily Penicillin Dosing for Strep Pharyngitis
December 27, 2000 Ten Orthopedic Injuries That Commonly Escape Detection In The ED
December 20, 2000 Management of Mushroom Poisoning
November 01, 2000 Clues to the Etiology of Pediatric Otitis Media: Judicious Antibiotic Selection
October 18, 2000 Significance of Gross Hematuria in the Anticoagulated Patient
October 11, 2000 Preventing Side Effects During Emergency Contraception
October 04, 2000 A simple test to distinguish benign mothball exposure from toxic ingestion
September 20, 2000 ACLS 2000: a list of the significant changes that impact our practice immediately
September 13, 2000 "Crochetage": An independent EKG sign of ASD
August 30, 2000 Fluoroquinolones in Emergency Medicine Practice
August 23, 2000 Important grapefruit juice interactions with commonly encountered medications
August 16, 2000 Two Overlooked Sources of Pediatric Streptococcal Infection
July 26, 2000 Acute Aortic Dissection: Conventional Teachings Shattered
July 19, 2000 Treatment of Postdural Puncture Headache with Caffeine
July 12, 2000 Serotonin Syndrome: Pearls
July 05, 2000 ACE Inhibitor-Induced Angioedema: Pearls
June 28, 2000 Performing an LP on patients with Hemophilia
June 14, 2000 Reasons for the misdiagnosis of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
May 17, 2000 Procedures that carry the greatest risk of air embolism
April 19, 2000 Flumazenil: Tricks of the trade
April 12, 2000 Have a low threshold for obtaining X-rays in these patients
March 29, 2000 Use of Phentolamine in the management of cocaine induced ischemic chest pain
March 22, 2000 Reversal of Clonidine toxicity
March 15, 2000 When are Pro-Time INR's unreliable?
March 08, 2000 Nebulized albuterol for acute hyperkalemia in patients on dialysis