Stroke In Pregnant and Postpartum Patients- An Interview With Dr Srinivansan

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, interviews Vasisht Srinivasan, MD, FACEP one of the authors of…

Test Your Knowledge of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Management in Urgent Care (Postscript 2 of 2)

Which of the following best describes the role of ultrasound in suspected PID cases? a. Ultrasound…

Test Your Knowledge of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Management in Urgent Care (Postscript 1 of 2)

A 26-year-old female patient presents with 2 days of increasing midline lower abdominal/pelvic pain. She denies…

Risk Management Pitfalls for Hypertensive Emergencies in the ED

Our recent issue Hypertensive Emergencies: Guidelines and Best-Practice Recommendations reviews current evidence on identifying and managing hypertensive emergencies…

Test Your Knowledge: Hypertensive Emergencies

Due to a variety of demographic and public health factors, the number of emergency department visits…

Hypertensive Emergencies

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

Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2021

Last week, the CDC released a 2021 summary report on maternal mortality rates in the United…

Test Your Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Urgent Care (Postscript 1 of 2)

When taking a patient’s sexual history, it’s important to remain objective, nonjudgmental, and confidential. Each of…

Test Your Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Urgent Care (Postscript 2 of 2)

A 23-year-old man presents to your clinic with a chief complaint of “rash on private area.”…