The complaint of “heart palpitations” accounts for an estimated 50,000 visits a year to emergency departments…
Tag: Cardiovascular
What’s Your Diagnosis? Deep Vein Thrombosis: Emergency Department Management Recommendations
Welcome to this month’s What’s Your Diagnosis Challenge! But before we begin, check to see if…
What’s Your Diagnosis? Infective Endocarditis in the ED: Recognition, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Welcome to this month’s What’s Your Diagnosis Challenge! But before we begin, check to see if…
What’s Your Diagnosis? Supraventricular Tachydysrhythmias in the Emergency Department
Welcome to this month’s What’s Your Diagnosis Challenge! But before we begin, check to see if…
What’s Your Diagnosis? A 6-Month-Old Boy Who Presents With Poor Weight Gain
Welcome to this month’s What’s Your Diagnosis Challenge! Case Presentation: a 6-month-old boy who presents with…
What’s Your Diagnosis? 76-year-old With Chest Pain
Welcome to this month’s What’s Your Diagnosis Challenge! But before we begin, check out if you…
How best to assess his anticoagulation status
As you begin your shift, the first patient is a 70-year-old man brought in for a…
It is Stroke Awareness Month!
10 Risk Management Pitfalls For Cervical Artery Dissections Cervical artery dissections involve the carotid or vertebral…