Case Your patient is bleeding. A lot. Their vital signs are abnormal. They look very sick. (I am […] Massive hemorrhage: The clinical approach 3 comments
This is a guest post by Dr. Katie Lin. Dr. Katie Lin is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of […] The Crashing Brain: Approach to the first 10 minutes 7 comments
I have written about the resuscitation of anaphylaxis and asthma before. However, I was forwarded the AMAX4 algorithm […] Critical anaphylaxis and asthma: The AMAX4 algorithm 4 comments
The lateral canthotomy is a core emergency medicine procedure. It was one of the earliest topics covered on […] One snip lateral canthotomy 2 comments
A 62 year old woman is brought into the emergency department by EMS after being found lethargic and […] Decompensated hypothyroidism (myxedema coma) 1 comment
A 45 year old brought in by EMS after being found unconscious and cyanotic. She has Celiac disease, […] Methemoglobinemia 1 comment
Case A 58 year old woman is brought in by EMS with acute onset respiratory distress. Over the […] Respiratory distress: An emergency medicine approach 3 comments
I have written a lot about airway management on this blog. You can find the main 5 part […] Difficult Airway Society Guidelines on Awake Intubation 5 comments
It has been a busy day in your emergency department. The precipitous delivery that occurred at triage was […] Management of postpartum hemorrhage