Alcohol Withdrawal & CIWA-AR

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

Dialyzable Drugs

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

What’s Your Diagnosis? Terrestrial Envenomations in Pediatric Patients

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

What’s Your Diagnosis? High-Altitude Illness

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

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

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

Test Your Knowledge: Assisting With Air Travel Medical Emergencies

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

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 Management 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? Acid-Base Disturbances: An Emergency Department Approach

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