Tamponade or No Tamponade: That is the question
Case An 87 year old female with a past medical history of untreated metastatic thyroid cancer presented with two weeks of gradually worsening anasarca, dyspnea, orthopnea and fatigue. Her ability to complete her activities of daily living had significantly decreased over this time. Her physical exam was significant for bilateral lung crackles, diminished heart […]
Intubating in the ED – Slides from 9/6/2017 EM Conference
Slideset presented at Hofstra-Northwell EM Resident Conference on RSI, Peri-Intubation Oxygen Management, and DSI. #EMconf
Don’t Forget the Gloves: Tox Tidbits #1 with Dr. Ernest Sliwinski
A 43-year-old woman with a past medical history of alcohol abuse presented with right 4th and 5th digit burns. She reported spilling…
Mysteries of the Gallbladder, Chamber of Echoes
A healthy woman presents to the ED with fever, emesis, epigastric pain, and right upper quadrant tenderness, but the gallbladder ultrasound shows no stones.
dasSMACC Day 3: Pik’s Stumbles in Berlin
In my defense, any morning activity after a party with foosball, a karaoke room, and discussions of cognition and teaching with world class educators is…
dasSMACC Day 2: Pik’s Rambles in Berlin
Dr. Pik Mukherji shares with us his meanderings from the second day of dasSMACC in Berlin – ask Pik your questions in the comments section!
dasSMACC Day 1: Pik’s Rambles
Dr. Pik Mukherji shares with us his rambles from the first day of dasSMACC in Berlin – ask Pik your questions in the comments section!
Hofstra-Northwell EM are at SAEM17!
Check out all the Hofstra-Northwell EM faculty and residents who will be presenting at the 2017 Meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.
Can POCUS Rule Out Choledocholithiasis?
Can bedside ultrasound rule out choledocholithiasis? Dr. Jen Larson explores the question in this brief case discussion.
Dr. Reza Dent asks “Are we treating CAP wrong??”
Is community acquired pneumonia adequately covered by ID guidelines? Or does rising resistance mean we’re doing it wrong?
