emergency medicine
35 posts
A simplified approach to the initial emergency department assessment and management of pregnant patients in cardiac arrest
I just finished reading a paper on the use of mental practice for resuscitation, and I couldn’t wait to write a post. Usually when I find an interesting paper, I put it aside to include in my collection of “articles of the month”, but I just had to give this […]
A simplified approach to the initial assessment and management of patients with LVADs in the emergency department
Often misquoted as a component of the Hippocratic Oath, “first, do no harm” has become a mantra of the medical profession. These words are repeated daily at conferences, in textbooks, on blogs, and in conversations worldwide. They are treated with reverence, as if they provide some great insight. I think […]
A simplified approach to the initial assessment and management of sick patients with VP shunts in the emergency department
A simplified approach to the initial assessment and management of patients presenting to the emergency department with undifferentiated hypotension and shock
A simplified approach to the initial assessment and management of emergency department patients with local anesthetic toxicity