Tag: Gastrointestinal

EMplify Podcast

GI Foreign Body Ingestion

May 3, 2023
Sam Ashoo, MD

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the May 2023 Emergency Medicine Practice article…

Brain Teaser

Test Your Knowledge: Gunshot Wounds in the ED

April 20, 2023
EB Medicine

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

Brain Teaser

Test Your Knowledge: Angioedema in the Emergency Department

October 24, 2022
EB Medicine

Angioedema is a histamine- or bradykinin-mediated response that can be acquired, hereditary, or idiopathic. Manifestations include…

Clinical Cases

Persistent Vomiting

April 27, 2022
Sam Ashoo, MD

Hx: A male in his 60’s presents with persistent nausea and vomiting for 4 days. He denies…

Rapid Reference

Pediatric Magnet Ingestion

March 14, 2022
Sam Ashoo, MD

Known magnet ingestion or GI symptoms with known magnets available to child: Background The algorithm above…

Brain Teaser

Test Your Knowledge: Failure to Thrive

March 24, 2020
EB Medicine

Failure to thrive (FTT) is a relatively common presentation in the emergency department. Up to 90%…

What's Your Diagnosis

What’s Your Diagnosis? A 6-Month-Old Boy Who Presents With Poor Weight Gain

March 3, 2020
EB Medicine

Welcome to this month’s What’s Your Diagnosis Challenge! Case Presentation: a 6-month-old boy who presents with…

What's Your Diagnosis

What’s Your Diagnosis? Diagnosis and Management of Acute Gastroenteritis

February 24, 2020
EB Medicine

Welcome to this month’s What’s Your Diagnosis Challenge! Case Presentation: Diagnosis and Management of Acute Gastroenteritis…

Brain Teaser

Test Your Knowledge Management of Patients With Complications of Bariatric Surgery

August 22, 2019
EB Medicine

As bariatric procedures have become more common, more of these patients present to the emergency department…