Your next patient is a 2-year-old girl with a 3-day history of high fevers, body aches,…
Category: Emergency Medicine
What influenza testing do you choose? — Influenza in the ED
Your patient is a 32-year-old man with the following chief complaints: cough and fever. His maximum…
10 Risk Management Pitfalls in the Management of Pediatric Patients With Bacterial Meningitis
The presentation of bacterial meningitis can overlap with viral meningitis and other conditions, and emergency clinicians…
10 Risk Management Pitfalls for Electrical Injuries in the Emergency Department
Human tissues have varying resistance characteristics and susceptibility to damage, so injuries may be thermal, electrical,…
Which empiric antibiotics to use? — Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis Conclusion
Case Recap: A 4-month-old boy presents with a history of cough, pallor, fever to 38.9?C (102?F),…
How would you prioritize the workup? — Electrical Injuries in the ED Conclusion
Case Recap:? As you start work, you wonder where your end-of shift colleague is. The question…
Which empiric antibiotics to use? — Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis
A 4-month-old boy presents with a history of cough, pallor, fever to 38.9?C (102?F), and decreased…