Test Your Knowledge: Pediatric Advanced Life Support Guidelines

Pediatric cardiac arrest presents an infrequent but high-stakes event for emergency clinicians, who need to maintain…

Test Your Knowledge: Gunshot Wounds in the ED

Education regarding ballistic injuries in the emergency department is sparse and may rarely be encountered if…

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: Cardiac Resuscitation in the ED

Cardiogenic shock, cardiac arrest, and circulatory failure are life-threatening, and recognizing the underlying etiology and initiating…

What’s Your Diagnosis? Advances in Cardiac Resuscitation in the ED

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

DKA vs HHS

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) are two conditions that can present similarly. Differentiating…

Procedural Sedation Medications

The June issue of Emergency Medicine Practice is on the topic of Procedural Sedation and Analgesia…

Test Your Knowledge: Acid-Base Disturbances

Acid-base disturbances are physiological responses to a wide variety of underlying conditions and critical illnesses. Homeo-stasis…

What’s Your Diagnosis? Mechanical Ventilation of Pediatric Patients in the ED

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