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What’s Your Diagnosis? Emergency Department Management of Surgical Airway Complications

Welcome to this month’s What’s Your Diagnosis Challenge! But before we begin, check to see if…

Test Your Knowledge: Fever in Children Aged 3 to 36 Months

The advent of pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae vaccines has substantially reduced the risk for occult (unsuspected)…

Test Your Knowledge: Angioedema in the Emergency Department

Angioedema is a histamine- or bradykinin-mediated response that can be acquired, hereditary, or idiopathic. Manifestations include…

Career Disillusionment

In this episode of EMplify: Conversation, Sam Ashoo, MD talks with Rob Orman, MD, founder of…

Pediatric Firearm Injuries to the Extremity

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Rawad Rayes, MD and Eva Tovar Hirashima, MD, MPH…

Coding Challenge: Pharyngitis in Urgent Care

Determine the correct evaluation and management (E/M) service code for this urgent care encounter: Subjective Sore…

Test Your Knowledge of Pharyngitis Evaluation and Management (Postscript 2 of 2)

Which of the following statements regarding use of glucocorticoids in pharyngitis is MOST ACCURATE? A. Steroids…

Test Your Knowledge of Pharyngitis Evaluation and Management (Postscript 1 of 2)

A 17-year-old male presents to your urgent care center with 3 days of increasing sore throat,…

What’s Your Diagnosis? Angioedema in the ED

Welcome to this month’s What’s Your Diagnosis Challenge! But before we begin, check to see if…