A 3-year-old male presents to a pediatric emergency department after having 6 days of fevers. Today, he is fever free. However, he is now refusing foods and even most drinks, which is why his parents brought him in. Mom had been giving ibuprofen and acetaminophen…
Read MoreGoldflam et al. found that a majority of emergency medicine residencies teach wilderness medicine content. Of those programs, greater than 80% create their own curriculum. The American Board of Emergency Medicine has a framework of wilderness medicine topics that are covered on emergency medicine board examinations. How these topics are taught, and…
Read MoreA 20-year-old otherwise healthy male presents to the emergency department for right lower extremity pain after being tackled during a football scrimmage 2 days ago. He thought it would get better over time by taking ibuprofen, but still cannot walk on it…
Read MoreNecrotizing fasciitis is a life-threatening soft tissue infection that causes necrosis of the muscle fascia and subcutaneous tissues…
Read MoreI picked up the next chart during my fast track shift. I read the triage note: Back pain, ESI 4. Possibly a herniated disc or some other kind of musculoskeletal back pain…
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