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What’s Your Diagnosis? ED Management of Adults with Infectious Meningitis and Encephalitis 

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

NSTEMI

Why Do We Care?  In-hospital mortality rates are about the same for STEMI and NSTEMI, approximately…

Episode 68 — Meningitis and Encephalitis – An Interview with Dr. Andrew Hogan

Episode 68 — Emergency Department Management of Adults With Infectious Meningitis and Encephalitis – An Interview…

Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) Calculator

Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) is calculated as: 1/3 Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) + 2/3 Diastolic Blood…

Topical Steroids

Topical Steroids are classified into 7 classes based on potency. The most potent are in class…

STEMI ECG

“Acute myocardial infarction (MI) historically is defined as a clinical syndrome that meets a certain set…

COVID Update (03/2022)

It has been two months since the last COVID-19 update and once again, the landscape is…

Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act

On March 18th, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection…

Test Your Knowledge: Current Practice and Pitfalls of Select Biomarkers in the Emergency Care of Children 

Specific biomarker levels can help differentiate children who require emergent medical interventions, such as procedures, surgeries,…