Tag: Toxicologic/Environmental

Brain Teaser (UC)

Test Your Knowledge of Possible Rabies Exposure (Postscript 3 of 4)

February 14, 2022
angiew@ebmedicine.net

A 38-year-old man presents to urgent care after sustaining a bite from a squirrel he trapped…

Brain Teaser (UC)

Test Your Knowledge of Possible Rabies Exposure (Postscript 2 of 4)

February 7, 2022
angiew@ebmedicine.net

Your urgent care clinic occasionally evaluates patients for travel advice, vaccinations, and malaria prophylaxis when indicated.…

Brain Teaser (UC)

Test Your Knowledge of Possible Rabies Exposure (Postscript 1 of 4)

February 1, 2022
angiew@ebmedicine.net

A bite from which of the following wild mammals poses essentially zero risk of rabies transmission, obviating…

Rapid Reference

Alcohol Withdrawal & CIWA-AR

December 21, 2021
Sam Ashoo, MD

Treatment Mild (CIWA-Ar <8) Moderate (CIWA-Ar 9-19) Severe (CIWA-Ar >20) The Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment of…

Rapid Reference

Dialyzable Drugs

October 30, 2021
Sam Ashoo, MD

We frequently encounter overdoses in the emergency department. When the overdose is significant, a common question…

What's Your Diagnosis

What’s Your Diagnosis? Terrestrial Envenomations in Pediatric Patients

August 17, 2021
EB Medicine

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

What's Your Diagnosis

What’s Your Diagnosis? High-Altitude Illness

August 16, 2021
EB Medicine

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

Brain Teaser

Test Your Knowledge: Management of Suspected Rabies Exposure in the ED

April 20, 2021
EB Medicine

Rabies is a rare, yet nearly universally fatal diagnosis, responsible for over 59,000 deaths worldwide annually.…

Brain Teaser

Test Your Knowledge: Assisting With Air Travel Medical Emergencies

August 3, 2020
EB Medicine

When medical emergencies arise in flight, commercial airline flight crews may ask for help from onboard…