Test Your Knowledge: Migraine and Other Primary Headaches in the Emergency Department

Headache is the fifth most common presenting chief complaint in emergency departments, and it is vital…

Test Your Knowledge: Nonaccidental Trauma in Pediatric Patients

Children who have suffered physical abuse may present to the healthcare setting multiple times before a…

Test Your Knowledge: Rectal Bleeding in the Emergency Department

Rectal bleeding accounts for approximately 1 out of every 1000 United States emergency department visits annually.…

Test Your Knowledge: Pediatric Macrocephaly

Although the cause of macrocephaly is found to be benign in many cases, the large differential…

Test Your Knowledge: Pulmonary Embolism in the Emergency Department

Patients with pulmonary emboli present both diagnostic and therapeutic challenges to the emergency clinician, because initial…

Test Your Knowledge: Pediatric Acute Asthma

Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood. Although home action plans and the use…

Test Your Knowledge: Pediatric Advanced Life Support Guidelines

Pediatric cardiac arrest presents an infrequent but high-stakes event for emergency clinicians, who need to maintain…

Test Your Knowledge: Hypertensive Emergencies

Due to a variety of demographic and public health factors, the number of emergency department visits…

Test Your Knowledge: Life-Threatening Secondary Headaches in Pediatric Patients

Headache is a common complaint in pediatric patients presenting to the emergency department. Diagnosis of life-threatening…