Test Your Knowledge: Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department

 As the United States continues to grapple with the opioid crisis, emergency clinicians are on the…

Test Your Knowledge: Pediatric Venous Thromboembolism

Although the incidence of pediatric venous thromboembolism is increasing, it is often overlooked in children due…

Test Your Knowledge: Ketamine Therapy in the Emergency Department

Ketamine has been in use since its development as a dissociative anesthetic in the 1960s, but…

Test Your Knowledge: BRUE

 In a 2016 clinical practice guideline, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) created and introduced the…

Test Your Knowledge: Otalgia in the Emergency Department

 Though the vast majority of conditions associated with otalgia are not life-threatening, there are nuances and…

Test Your Knowledge: Suicidal Ideation and Self-Harm in Children

Suicide is a leading cause of death among youth, and the emergency department (ED) serves as…

Test Your Knowledge: Constipation in the Emergency Department

Each year, over 1.3 million patients visit the emergency department for constipation. Most cases are benign,…

Test Your Knowledge: Febrile Infants Aged ≤60 Days

 Emergency clinicians frequently provide care to febrile infants aged ≤60 days in the emergency department. In…

Test Your Knowledge: Right Heart Failure in the Emergency Department

A Right heart failure (RHF) can result from many cardiac, pulmonary, and systemic pathologies. Common causes of…