Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Prompt Recognition And Management In The Emergency Department (Critical Care Topic)
This issue reviews common sources of alcohol exposure, basic mechanisms of toxicity, physical examination and laboratory findings that may guide rapid assessment and management, and indications for treatment. (Source: Emergency Medicine Practice)
Source: Emergency Medicine Practice - August 17, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
Transient Global Amnesia: Emergency Department Evaluation And Management
This review provides a detailed framework for distinguishing transient global amnesia from its dangerous mimics and managing its course in the emergency department. (Source: Emergency Medicine Practice)
Source: Emergency Medicine Practice - July 14, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
Cervical Artery Dissection: Early Recognition And Stroke Prevention (Stroke and Trauma CME)
This issue reviews the evidence in applying advanced screening criteria and choosing imaging and antithrombotic treatment strategies for patients with cervical artery dissections to reduce the occurrence of ischemic stroke. (Source: Emergency Medicine Practice)
Source: Emergency Medicine Practice - July 1, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
Cervical Artery Dissection: Early Recognition And Stroke Prevention
This issue reviews the evidence in applying advanced screening criteria and choosing imaging and antithrombotic treatment strategies for patients with cervical artery dissections to reduce the occurrence of ischemic stroke. (Source: Emergency Medicine Practice)
Source: Emergency Medicine Practice - June 19, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
Emergency Department Evaluation And Management Of Blunt Chest And Lung Trauma (Trauma CME)
This review focuses on the diagnosis, management, and disposition of patients with blunt injuries to the ribs and lung. Utilization of decision rules for chest x-ray and computed tomography are discussed, along with the emerging role of bedside lung ultrasonography. Management controversies presented include the limitations of needle thoracostomy using standard needle, chest tube placement, and chest tube size. Finally, a discussion is provided related to airway and ventilation management to assist in the timing and type of interventions needed to maintain oxygenation. (Source: Emergency Medicine Practice)
Source: Emergency Medicine Practice - May 16, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
Evidence-Based Management Of Caustic Exposures In The Emergency Department
This review examines the pathophysiology of caustic exposures, their clinical presentations, and the most current evidence on recommendations for decontamination, surgical consult, treatment, and disposition. (Source: Emergency Medicine Practice)
Source: Emergency Medicine Practice - April 19, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
Mammalian Bites In The Emergency Department: Recommendations For Wound Closure, Antibiotics, And Postexposure Prophylaxis (Trauma CME)
In this issue of Emergency Medicine Practice, we take an in-depth look at the management of mammalian-bite wounds, including the timing of wound closure, the use of prophylactic antibiotics, and the latest recommendations for rabies postexposure prophylaxis (PEP). (Source: Emergency Medicine Practice)
Source: Emergency Medicine Practice - March 18, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
The Focused Assessment With Sonography For Trauma (FAST) Examination And Pelvic Trauma: Indications And Limitations (Trauma CME)
This systematic review explores the utility and limitations of the FAST examination in patients with blunt pelvic trauma and discusses the timing for the examination during the trauma survey. (Source: Emergency Medicine Practice)
Source: Emergency Medicine Practice - February 20, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
The HIV-Infected Adult Patient In The Emergency Department: The Changing Landscape Of Disease
This issue focuses on the differences in evaluation of HIV patients on long-term therapy and patients with medication noncompliance and low CD4 counts, as well as recognition of lifethreatening and rare opportunistic infections. (Source: Emergency Medicine Practice)
Source: Emergency Medicine Practice - January 15, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
Evidence-Based Management Of Accidental Hypothermia In The Emergency Department
In this issue of Emergency Medicine Practice, we will review the definition, pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, prehospital management, and emergency department (ED) evaluation and management of patients presenting with accidental hypothermia. (Source: Emergency Medicine Practice)
Source: Emergency Medicine Practice - December 18, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
Intracerebral Hemorrhage In Anticoagulated Patients: Evidence-Based Emergency Department Management (Stroke CME)
Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage is a true neurological emergency, and its management is made more complicated when patients are anticoagulated, as reversal of anticoagulation must be initiated simultaneously with diagnosis, treatment, and disposition. (Source: Emergency Medicine Practice)
Source: Emergency Medicine Practice - November 17, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
Ocular Injuries: New Strategies In Emergency Department Management (Trauma CME)
This review provides evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis, treatment, and disposition of patients with all types of ocular trauma, including pain management, the use of antibiotics, cycloplegics, steroids, antifibrinolytics, and patching. (Source: Emergency Medicine Practice)
Source: Emergency Medicine Practice - October 16, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
Managing Delirium In The Emergency Department: Tools For Targeting Underlying Etiology
: This issue focuses on the challenge of evaluating and managing the patient with delirium in the ED using the best available evidence from the literature. (Source: Emergency Medicine Practice)
Source: Emergency Medicine Practice - September 18, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
Evidence-Based Evaluation And Management Of Patients With Pharyngitis In The Emergency Department
This issue reviews the various international guidelines for pharyngitis and notes controversies in diagnostic and treatment strategies, specifically for management of suspected bacterial, viral, and fungal etiology. (Source: Emergency Medicine Practice)
Source: Emergency Medicine Practice - August 19, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
Allergy And Anaphylaxis: Principles Of Acute Emergency Management
This review assesses the research and evidence on the diagnosis, etiology, and treatment of anaphylaxis, as well as the utilization of epinephrine, both in and out of the hospital setting. (Source: Emergency Medicine Practice)
Source: Emergency Medicine Practice - July 18, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
