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Clinical Cases

Flank Pain. CT with or without contrast?

December 15, 2021
Sam Ashoo, MD
11 Comments

Hx: A middle aged man presents with flank pain. He has no past medical history and…

Brain Teaser (UC)

Test Your Knowledge of Urgent Care Approach to the Syncopal Patient (Postscript 2 of 4)

December 14, 2021
angiew@ebmedicine.net

A previously healthy 25-year-old man presents to urgent care with a forehead laceration. He reports that…

Emergency Medicine

Covid-19 Omicron

December 9, 2021
Sam Ashoo, MD

There are over 20 known variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Many of these…

Brain Teaser

Test Your Knowledge: Pediatric Electrical Injuries in the Emergency Department

December 9, 2021
EB Medicine

Electrical injuries in pediatric patients are uncommon but can be life-threatening and require efficient and effective…

Brain Teaser

Test Your Knowledge: Thoracic Aortic Syndromes in the Emergency Department

December 8, 2021
EB Medicine
2 Comments

Acute aortic syndromes include aortic dissection, penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer, and intramural hematomas, but aortic dissection is…

Brain Teaser (UC)

Test Your Knowledge of Urgent Care Approach to the Syncopal Patient (Postscript 1 of 4)

December 7, 2021
angiew@ebmedicine.net

You’re reviewing this ECG of a 19-year-old patient who presented to urgent care following transient loss…

Rapid Reference

Aortic Dissection Detection Risk Score (ADD-RS)

December 6, 2021
Sam Ashoo, MD

The December 2021 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice focused on Thoracic Aortic Syndromes. Acute aortic dissection,…

EMplify Podcast

Episode 64 – Thoracic Aortic Syndromes- An Interview with Dr. Anthony Hackett

December 1, 2021
Sam Ashoo, MD

EMplify – December 2021 Announcements: The EB Medicine app is live and available for free in…

Rapid Reference

Dermatome Map

November 29, 2021
Sam Ashoo, MD

In the October, 2021 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice titled “Emergency Department Management of Cervical Spine…