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What’s Your Diagnosis? Current Practice and Pitfalls of Select Biomarkers in the Emergency Care of Children 

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

What’s Your Diagnosis? Managing Postpartum Complications in the Emergency Department 

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

Pregnant With Vomiting

History A 33 yo female presents for possible pregnancy. She gives a hx of only 3…

Ectopic Pregnancy

Location Epidemiology Risk Factors (50% cases have none) Ultrasound Beta-hCG Treatment Further Reading First Trimester Pregnancy…

Postpartum Hemorrhage

Definition ACOG defines postpartum hemorrhage as cumulative blood loss of greater than or equal to 1,000…

Preeclampsia

Criteria Treatment Symptoms Risk Factors Complications  Mortality Occurrence / Prevalence Further Reading Maternal Hemorrhage and Severe…

Test Your Knowledge: Pediatric Chest Pain

Pediatric chest pain is a relatively common presenting complaint, but identifying serious pathologies without overtesting patients…

Test Your Knowledge: Acute Asthma Exacerbations 

Asthma is a disease of the airways characterized by inflammation, hyperresponsiveness, and bronchoconstriction. The diagnosis is…

Test Your Knowledge of Possible Rabies Exposure (Postscript 4 of 4)

A 47-year-old man is brought to urgent care by his wife after he was bitten on…