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Best of the Blogs

Best of the Blogs is an archive of high-quality posts from open access websites, blogs, and podcasts.
Selections are linked to chapters in Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine for further reading. Best of the Blogs is curated by Alex Koyfman, MD and Brit Long, MD of emDocs.net.

Section 1: Prehospital Care
Chapter 2: Prehospital Equipment
02/10/2016
Pre-hospital Management of Spinal Injuries: Debunking the Myths of the Long Backboard
emDocs
Chapter 5: Disaster Preparedness
11/03/2017
How One Las Vegas ED Saved Hundreds of Lives After the Worst Mass Shooting in U.S. History
Emergency Physicians Monthly
09/14/2017
Episode 100 Disaster Medicine
Emergency Medicine Cases
Chapter 8: Chemical Disasters
10/3/2017
Weapons of Mass Effect/Terror: Content for the Emergency Physician
emDocs
Chapter 9: Bioterrorism
10/3/2017
Weapons of Mass Effect/Terror: Content for the Emergency Physician
emDocs
Section 3: Resuscitation
Chapter 12: Approach to Shock
06/11/2018
The Myth of Vasopressors and Ischemia
ALiEM
05/23/2018
Disutility of Orthostatics in Volume Depletion
CORE EM
05/21/2018
Peripheral vasopressors: The myth and the evidence
First10EM
03/05/2018
(Dis)utility of Orthostatics in Volume Depletion
REBEL EM
02/28/2018
ST-Elevation in aVR with diffuse ST-Depression: An ECG pattern that you must know and understand!
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
02/27/2018
Get SMART: Nine reasons to quit using normal saline for resuscitation
PulmCrit
01/29/2018
An Evidence-Based Approach to Pressors in Shock: Part 1
emDocs
10/30/2017
So you think it is sepsis: considerations beyond lung and urine in the sick patient without a source
emDocs
10/12/2017
Sepsis talk 2017
PulmCrit
07/31/2017
The Case of the Tarnished Standard
EM Nerd
07/31/2017
Occult Causes of Non-Response to Vasopressors
REBEL EM
Chapter 14: Anaphylaxis, Allergies, and Angioedema
11/06/2017
Ranking antibiotics in order of allergenicity
PulmCrit
Chapter 15: Acid-Base Disorders
03/28/2017
Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Emergency Medicine Cases
Chapter 16: Blood Gases
09/11/2017
When is Capnography Useful in the ED? Part II
emDocs
08/07/2017
When is Capnography Useful in the ED? Part I
emDocs
Chapter 17: Fluids and Electrolytes
06/19/2018
Hyponatremia Associated Seizures
Emergency Medicine Cases
11/28/2017
EMCrit - Critical Hyperkalemia by H. Pendell Meyers, EMCrit Intern
EMCrit
07/31/2017
emDocs Cases: Updates in Management of Hyperkalemia
emDocs
Chapter 18: Cardiac Rhythm Disturbances
05/23/2018
Management of Super-Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia
Deranged Physiology
03/20/2018
Hypotensive and Tachycardic in Clinic: A Quick Ticket to the ED and Lewis Leads
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
02/28/2018
ST-Elevation in aVR with diffuse ST-Depression: An ECG pattern that you must know and understand!
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
12/18/2017
Are These Wellens' Waves??
Smith's ECG Blog
11/24/2017
QT Correction Formulas Compared to The Rule of Thumb ("Half the QT")
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
09/25/2017
Ventricular Tachycardia Mimics
emDocs
09/14/2017
Wide Complex Tachycardia: is the patient stable or unstable?
Dr. Smith’s ECG Blog
06/30/2017
Is Amiodarone Dead?
REBEL EM
02/02/2017
Patient with Severe DKA, Look at the ECG
Dr. Smith’s ECG Blog
02/01/2017
Treatment of Refractory SVT: Pearls and Pitfalls
emDocs
08/08/2016
Cardiotoxicity from Loperamide Overdose: The Toxicologist Mindset
Academic Life in Emergency Medicine
02/04/2016
Five ECG Patterns You Must Know
R.E.B.E.L. EM
Chapter 19: Pharmacology of Antiarrhythmics and Antihypertensives
05/23/2018
Management of Super-Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia
Deranged Physiology
Section 4: Resuscitative Procedures
Chapter 22: Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
09/18/2017
Why We Are Doing CPR Wrong
EMCrit
Chapter 24: Cardiac Resuscitation
05/21/2018
Ten dubious myths in neurocritical care
PulmCrit
03/28/2018
Topics in Post-ROSC Care
Core EM
08/13/2017
Team-Focused CPR: Bringing Prehospital Success to the ED
ALiEM
08/11/2017
The Case of the Bridge to Nowhere Continues
EM Nerd
06/30/2017
Is Amiodarone Dead?
REBEL EM
05/31/2017
Episode 96 Beyond ACLS Cardiac Arrest – Live from EMU Conference 2017
Emergency Medicine Cases
04/10/2017
Submassive PE 2017: Getting ‘Em Off the Cliff
PulmCrit
02/13/2017
Epinephrine vs. Atropine for Bradycardic Periarrest
PulmCrit
01/23/2017
Cardiac Arrest Update
EMCrit
12/15/2016
Cardiac Arrest, Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC) With No ST-Segment Elevation on ECG. Now What?
R.E.B.E.L. EM
12/12/2016
A Myth Revisited: Epinephrine for Cardiac Arrest
emDocs
Chapter 26: Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome
06/04/2018
Approach to Hypothermic Resuscitation
NUEM Blog
05/21/2018
Ten dubious myths in neurocritical care
PulmCrit
01/29/2018
Topics in Post-ROSC Care
REBEL EM
07/28/2016
Pragmatic Comparison of 33C vs. 36C after Cardiac Arrest
PulmCrit
Chapter 28: Noninvasive Airway Management
05/28/2018
Looking for a Better Way to Treat Hypoxia in the Emergency Department? Reach for High-Flow Nasal Cannula
emDocs
05/23/2018
Management of Super-Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia
Deranged Physiology
02/12/2018
Mastering the Dark Arts of BiPAP & HFNC
PulmCrit
11/06/2017
Emergency Airway Management Part 2: Is the patient ready for intubation?
First10EM
10/23/2017
Emergency Airway Management Part 1: Optimizing the basics
First10EM
08/07/2017
When is Capnography Useful in the ED? Part I
emDocs
02/02/2017
Airway Obstruction
Emergency Medicine Cases
Chapter 29: Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation
06/22/2018
Simplifying Mechanical Ventilation – Part 4: Obstructive Physiology
REBEL EM
06/18/2018
Simplifying Mechanical Ventilation – Part 3: Severe Metabolic Acidosis
REBEL EM
06/13/2018
Airway Update – Bougie and Positioning
EMCrit
05/18/2018
Simplifying Mechanical Ventilation – Part 2: Goals of Mechanical Ventilation & Factors Controlling Oxygenation and Ventilation
REBEL EM
04/26/2018
US Probe: Unmasking the Lung Pulse
emDocs
03/08/2018
Simplifying Mechanical Ventilation – Part 1
REBEL EM
02/12/2018
Emergency Airway Management Part 5: Post Intubation Care
First10EM
12/11/2017
Emergency Airway Management Part 3: Intubation - the procedure
First10EM
11/06/2017
Emergency Airway Management Part 2: Is the patient ready for intubation?
First10EM
09/25/2017
PulmCrit: Large-bore suction for intubation: strategies & devices
EMCrit
08/21/2017
EMCrit Podcast 206 – ApOx, ENDAO, & PreOx Update
EMCrit
08/07/2017
EMCrit Podcast 205 – Push-Dose Pressors Update
EMCrit
06/30/2017
High Risk Post Intubation Patients
emDocs
04/20/2017
Post Intubation Hypotension: The AH SHITE Mnemonic
R.E.B.E.L. EM
04/03/2017
Having a Vomit SALAD with Dr. Jim DuCanto – Airway Management Techniques during Massive Regurgitation, Emesis, or Bleeding
EMCrit
03/13/2017
The Benefit of Lung Protective Ventilation in the ED Should Be LOV-ED
R.E.B.E.L. EM
03/06/2017
Definitive Emergent Awake Intubation with George Kovacs
EMCrit
01/29/2017
The Case of the Elusive Mirage (VL vs. DL)
EMNerd
09/26/2016
Resuscitation Sequence Intubation – Hypotension Kills
R.E.B.E.L. EM
07/29/2016
Rapid Sequence Awake – An Awake Intubation Update
EMCrit
05/02/2016
LaMW – Oxygenation Kills
EMCrit
04/21/2016
Taking Ownership of the Ventilator – How to Manage and Troubleshoot
emDocs
Chapter 30: Surgical Airways
12/18/2017
Emergency Airway Management Part 4: Cricothyroidotomy
First10EM
Chapter 31: Vascular Access
04/23/2018
Shrug Technique for US-guided subclavian lines
PulmCrit
10/20/2017
EMCrit Podcast 210(2) - Arterial Lines - Part 2
EMCrit
10/16/2017
EMCrit Podcast 210 - Arterial Lines (Part I)
EMCrit
05/31/2017
The Use of the Angiocatheter in Central Venous Line Insertion
NUEM Blog
Chapter 32: Hemodynamic Monitoring
10/20/2017
EMCrit Podcast 210(2) - Arterial Lines - Part 2
EMCrit
10/16/2017
EMCrit Podcast 210 - Arterial Lines (Part I)
EMCrit
Chapter 33: Cardiac Pacing and Implanted Defibrillation
08/24/2017
Pacemaker Basics
REBEL EM
05/24/2016
Pacemaker Essentials: How to Interpret a Pacemaker ECG
CanadiEM
Chapter 34: Pericardiocentesis
06/27/2018
When Does an Effusion Become Pericardial Tamponade?
emDocs
Section 5: Analgesia, Anesthesia, and Procedural Sedation
Chapter 35: Acute Pain Management
10/20/2017
Opioids
Management of Pain and Procedural Sedation in Acute Care
04/01/2017
Pain in the Polytrauma Patient
painandpsa.org
03/01/2017
Pain and PSA in Older Adults
painandpsa.org
01/19/2017
The Ketorolac Analgesic Ceiling
R.E.B.E.L. EM
05/25/2016
5 Tips for Managing Pain in Older Adults
Academic Life in Emergency Medicine
Chapter 36: Local and Regional Anesthesia
06/14/2018
Ultrasound-Guided Regional Nerve Blocks in Emergency Medicine
Pain & Procedural Sedation in Acute Care
06/08/2018
Trigger Point Injection for Musculoskeletal Pain in the ED
ALiEM
Chapter 37: Procedural Sedation
05/07/2018
NPO for sedation? Don't swallow the myth
First10EM
Chapter 38: Chronic Pain
10/20/2017
Opioids
Management of Pain and Procedural Sedation in Acute Care
Section 6: Wounded Management
Chapter 41: Wound Closure
11/08/2017
Suture Materials
CORE EM
Chapter 43: Arm and Hand Lacerations
04/16/2018
Demystifying the Hand Exam
Northwestern EM blog
Chapter 44: Leg and Foot Lacerations
09/11/2017
Extensor Tendon Lacerations to the Foot
ALiEM
Chapter 45: Soft Tissue Foreign Bodies
01/18/2018
Trick of the Trade: Fishhook Removal Techniques
ALiEM
Section 7: Cardiovascular Disease
Chapter 48: Chest Pain
02/05/2018
Aorta Ultrasound
Taming the SRU
02/05/2018
Chest pain and a non-diagnostic ECG. No worries, right?
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
01/15/2018
Positive Troponin in CKD/ESRD: Clinical Relevance / Pearls & Pitfalls
emDocs
Chapter 49: Acute Coronary Syndromes
04/01/2018
Down with STEMI – The OMI Manifesto by Pendell Myers
EMCrit
02/26/2018
Why Doctors Get Sued for Missed MI
ercast
01/12/2018
Lecture, updated: Subtle ECG Findings of LAD Occlusion
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
12/25/2017
See what happens when one fails to diagnose STEMI in LBBB and Paced Rhythm
Smith's ECG Blog
11/13/2017
NSTEMI Mimics: A Review of Critical Pitfalls in Diagnosis
emDocs
11/06/2017
How can you persuade your cardiologist to take a Non-STEMI patient to the cath lab emergently?
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
09/01/2017
15 hours of chest pain. Too late for thrombolytics, right? Unstable Angina still exists.
Dr. Smith’s ECG Blog
08/28/2017
Atypical ACS Presentations: How Can We Improve?
emDocs
07/31/2017
Non-Traditional ACS Risk Factors: A Snake in the Grass
emDocs
02/04/2016
Five ECG Patterns You Must Know
R.E.B.E.L. EM
Chapter 50: Cardiogenic Shock
02/26/2018
An Evidence-Based Approach to Pressors in Shock: Part II
emDocs
Chapter 52: Syncope
09/11/2017
Predicting Dysrhythmias After Syncope
REBEL EM
10/24/2016
The PESIT Trial: Do All Patients with 1st Time Syncope Need a Pulmonary Embolism Workup?
R.E.B.E.L. EM
Chapter 53: Acute Heart Failure
03/13/2018
BNP in the emergency department: The evidence
First10EM
02/14/2018
E-Point Septal Separation (EPSS) in the CHF Patient
emDocs
08/29/2017
Clinical Question: Can Ventolin improve wheeze in heart failure?
CanadiEM
Chapter 55: Cardiomyopathies and Pericardial Disease
02/28/2017
Mechanical Heart: A Basic Approach to LVADs in the ED
CanadiEM
Chapter 56: Venous Thromboembolism
03/12/2018
A crashing patient with an ECG that you must recognize
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
11/06/2017
The Critical Pulmonary Embolism Patient
REBEL EM
04/10/2017
Submassive PE 2017: Getting ‘Em Off the Cliff
PulmCrit
11/03/2016
Treatment of Submassive Pulmonary Embolism (PE): Full Dose, Half Dose, or No Dose?
R.E.B.E.L. EM
05/28/2016
Controversies of Thrombolytics for Pulmonary Embolism
emDocs
Chapter 58: Pulmonary Hypertension
04/16/2018
Resuscitation of pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular failure
First10EM
09/05/2016
Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Failure
EMCrit
Chapter 59: Aortic Dissection and Related Aortic Syndromes
02/05/2018
Aorta Ultrasound
Taming the SRU
02/21/2017
Aortic Dissection Live from the EM Cases Course
Emergency Medicine Cases
02/07/2017
D-dimer for Aortic Dissection: The Evidence
First10EM
Chapter 60: Aneurysmal Disease
02/05/2018
Aorta Ultrasound
Taming the SRU
Section 8: Pulmonary Disorders
07/31/2017
Approach to Patient with Sarcoidosis in the ED setting
emDocs
Chapter 62: Respiratory Distress
04/26/2018
US Probe: Unmasking the Lung Pulse
emDocs
12/04/2017
Optimizing the respiratory drive to avoid failure
PulmCrit
Chapter 65: Pneumonia and Pulmonary Infiltrates
01/10/2018
Quick and dirty review: Linezolid
Emergency Medicine PharmD
12/11/2017
Corticosteroids for Pneumonia: Ready for Primetime?
emDocs
03/13/2017
ED Evaluation of Community-Acquired Pneumonia
emDocs
Chapter 68: Pneumothorax
05/08/2018
POCUS – Pneumothorax
Emergency Medicine Cases
04/26/2018
US Probe: Unmasking the Lung Pulse
emDocs
Chapter 69: Acute Asthma
07/31/2017
“All that wheezes is not asthma” - an evaluation of asthma mimics
emDocs
Chapter 70: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
10/25/2017
COPD Mimics: What are we missing?
emDocs
Section 9: Gastrointestinal Disorders
Chapter 71: Acute Abdominal Pain
06/30/2017
Appendicitis Mimics: ED Focused Management
emDocs
06/30/2017
Biliary Colic Mimics: What You Don’t Want to Miss
emDocs
02/27/2017
Killer Resuscitation: Abdominal Hypertension as an Occult Driver of Multiorgan Failure
PulmCrit
Chapter 73: Disorders Presenting Primarily With Diarrhea
02/19/2018
ID in the ED: C. difficile - New Guidelines, Not the Same old S*!%
Emergency Medicine PharmD
Chapter 75: Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
10/17/2017
GI Bleed Emergencies Part 2
Emergency Medicine Cases
10/10/2017
GI Bleed Emergencies Part 1
Emergency Medicine Cases
02/23/2017
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Proton Pump Inhibitors in UGIB
R.E.B.E.L. EM
Chapter 76: Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
10/17/2017
GI Bleed Emergencies Part 2
Emergency Medicine Cases
10/10/2017
GI Bleed Emergencies Part 1
Emergency Medicine Cases
Chapter 77: Esophageal Emergencies
06/20/2018
Button Battery Update
Life in the Fastlane
01/02/2017
Question Tradition: Glucagon for Food Boluses
R.E.B.E.L. EM
Chapter 79: Pancreatitis and Cholecystitis
04/16/2018
Pancreatitis: Pearls & Pitfalls
emDocs
06/30/2017
Biliary Colic Mimics: What You Don’t Want to Miss
emDocs
03/13/2017
Hypertriglyceridemic Pancreatitis: Can We Defuse the Bomb?
PulmCrit
Chapter 80: Hepatic Disorders
11/16/2017
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
REBEL EM
06/30/2017
Should You Give Albumin in Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP)?
REBEL EM
Chapter 81: Acute Appendicitis
06/30/2017
Appendicitis Mimics: ED Focused Management
emDocs
04/03/2017
Non Operative Treatment of Appendicitis (NOTA)
R.E.B.E.L. EM
Chapter 83: Bowel Obstruction
11/30/2017
US Probe: Ultrasound for Small Bowel Obstruction
emDocs
Chapter 87: Complications of General Surgical Procedures
10/24/2017
Thiamine Deficiency: Pearls and Pitfalls
emDocs
07/31/2017
Post-Surgical Complications
emDocs
Section 10: Renal and Genitourinary Disorders
Chapter 88: Acute Kidney Injury
11/21/2017
Does contrast cause kidney injury? The evidence
First10EM
02/13/2017
Contrast-Induced Nephropathy: Confounding Causation
emDocs
Chapter 90: End-Stage Renal Disease
10/09/2017
emDocs Cases: The Sick ESRD Patient
emDocs
Chapter 91: Urinary Tract Infections and Hematuria
04/01/2018
Complicated UTI Part II: Understanding Special Populations
EP Monthly
02/01/2018
The Lowly Urinalysis: How to Avoid Common Pitfalls
Emergency Physicians Monthly
Chapter 94: Urologic Stone Disease
02/14/2018
Intravenous lidocaine for renal colic
ALiEM
01/14/2018
Lidocaine for Renal Colic
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
01/16/2017
Alpha Blockers in Renal Colic: A Systematic Review
R.E.B.E.L. EM
12/06/2016
IV Lidocaine for Renal Colic: Another Opioid Sparing Option?
EMCrit
Section 11: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Chapter 97: Abdominal and Pelvic Pain in the Nonpregnant Female
01/01/2018
Ovarian Torsion
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
Chapter 98: Ectopic Pregnancy and Emergencies in the First 20 Weeks of Pregnancy
04/11/2018
Ectopic Pregnancy Pitfalls in Diagnosis
Emergency Medicine Cases
01/10/2018
Ultrasound Case of the Month
Taming the SRU
Chapter 99: Comorbid Disorders in Pregnancy
05/01/2018
Emergency Care of Lactating Patients
FOAMcast
09/18/2017
Pain in the Pregnant and Postpartum Patient
Management of Pain and Procedural Sedation in Acute Care
05/31/2017
Safe & Unsafe Medications in Pregnancy
emDocs
Chapter 100: Maternal Emergencies After 20 Weeks of Pregnancy and in the Postpartum Period
02/12/2018
Pre-Eclampsia and Preterm Labor - Time Sensitive Management
Emergency Medicine Cases
Chapter 102: Vulvovaginitis
06/11/2018
What's the word on Word Catheters?
First10EM
Chapter 104: Breast Disorders
05/01/2018
Emergency Care of Lactating Patients
FOAMcast
Section 12: Pediatrics
Chapter 106: Emergency Care of Children
05/21/2018
Small Poisoned Humans
Tox and Hound
03/01/2018
The Fussy Infant
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
09/01/2017
Vaccine Preventable-Illnesses: Part 2
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
07/31/2017
Vaccine-Preventable Illnesses: Part 1
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
Chapter 109: Resuscitation of Children
03/14/2017
PALS Guidelines
Emergency Medicine Cases
Chapter 110: Pediatric Trauma
12/04/2017
The Utility of Laboratory Testing in Pediatric Trauma: A Primer
Taming the SRU
05/31/2017
Pediatric Trauma
Emergency Medicine Cases
03/01/2016
Multisystem Trauma in Children Part Two: Massive Transfusion, Trauma Imaging, and Resuscitative Pearls
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
02/02/2016
Multisystem Trauma in Children Part One: Airway, Chest Tubes, and Resuscitative Thoracotomy
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
Chapter 112: Intravenous and Intraosseous Access in Infants and Children
02/07/2018
PEM Pearls: Pediatric Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral IV Access
ALiEM
05/31/2017
The Use of the Angiocatheter in Central Venous Line Insertion
NUEM Blog
Chapter 113: Pain Management and Procedural Sedation in Infants and Children
03/19/2018
Acute Pain in Children
Pain & Procedural Sedation in Acute Care
Chapter 114: Neonatal Emergencies and Common Neonatal Problems
05/31/2017
Neonatal Jaundice
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
Chapter 116: Fever and Serious Bacterial Illness in Infants and Children
03/01/2017
PEM Pearls: Pediatric Sepsis Management – Understanding the Basics
Academic Life in Emergency Medicine
02/27/2017
Step-by-Step Approach to the Febrile Infant
The Skeptics’ Guide to EM
Chapter 118: Ear and Mastoid Disorders in Infants and Children
05/31/2017
PEM Pearls: Search & Rescue of Ear Foreign Bodies – Picking the Right Tool
ALiEM
04/01/2017
Foreign Bodies in the Head and Neck
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
Chapter 120: Nose and Sinus Disorders in Infants and Children
04/01/2017
Foreign Bodies in the Head and Neck
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
Chapter 121: Mouth and Throat Disorders in Infants and Children
12/01/2017
Just Say No To (These) Drugs
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
Chapter 123: Stridor and Drooling in Infants and Children
09/03/2017
Soft Tissue Neck Radiographs – Are They Useful?
Taming the SRU
Chapter 125: Pneumonia in Infants and Children
12/30/2017
PEM Pearls: Pediatric Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pneumonia | The Wave of the Future
ALiEM
Chapter 126: Congenital and Acquired Pediatric Heart Disease
06/30/2017
MI in Children
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
Chapter 130: Acute Abdominal Pain in Infants and Children
08/01/2017
The Pediatric Surgical Abdomen
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
Chapter 132: Urinary Tract Infection in Infants and Children
02/01/2017
Urine Trouble
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
Chapter 134: Renal Emergencies in Children
04/01/2018
Hypertension in Children
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
Chapter 138: Head Injury in Infants and Children
11/01/2017
Blunt Head Trauma
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
Chapter 141: Rashes in Infants and Children
09/22/2017
Kawasaki Disease Shock Syndrome
Pediatric EM Morsels
Chapter 145: Diabetes in Children
06/15/2018
Clinical Trial of Fluid Infusion Rates for Pediatric DKA
ALiEM
04/17/2017
A Well-Grounded Myth? The Association of IV Fluids with Cerebral Edema in DKA
emDocs
Chapter 146: The Child With Special Healthcare Needs
11/20/2017
Caring for Autistic Patients
ERCAST
10/01/2017
The Higher Tech Kid in the ED
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
Chapter 148: Child Abuse and Neglect
03/26/2018
Pediatric Physical Abuse Recognition and Management
Emergency Medicine Cases
Section 13: Infectious Diseases
Chapter 150: Toxic Shock Syndromes
06/25/2018
Toxic Shock Syndrome: Keys in Diagnosis and Management
emDocs
Chapter 151: Sepsis
01/20/2018
The Case of the Relative Insufficiency
CC Nerd
10/30/2017
So you think it is sepsis: considerations beyond lung and urine in the sick patient without a source
emDocs
10/12/2017
Sepsis talk 2017
PulmCrit
09/04/2017
Sepsis with Comorbidities: Management Strategies
emDocs
03/13/2017
Asplenia in the Emergency Department
NUEM Blog
02/27/2017
Killer Resuscitation: Abdominal Hypertension as an Occult Driver of Multiorgan Failure
PulmCrit
02/27/2017
Fluid Responsiveness and the Six Guiding Principles of Fluid Resuscitation
R.E.B.E.L. EM
01/30/2017
Six Myths Promoted by the New Surviving Sepsis Guidelines
PulmCrit
01/22/2017
Suriviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) Guidelines 2016
EMCrit
01/21/2017
The Case of the Cryptic Truth (Sepsis & qSOFA)
EM Nerd (EMCrit)
01/09/2017
Sepsis Biomarkers: What’s New?
emDocs
03/07/2016
Sepsis 3.0 with Merv Singer
EMCrit
02/29/2016
Top Ten Problems with the New Sepsis Definition
PulmCrit
02/24/2016
Sepsis 3.0
R.E.B.E.L. EM
Chapter 152: Soft Tissue Infections
05/12/2018
Abscess Management: Reformation of an Antibiotic Nihilist
REBEL EM
04/24/2018
Skin and Soft Tissue Infections – Cellulitis, Skin Abscesses and Necrotizing Fasciitis
Emergency Medicine Cases
04/02/2018
Magical thinking in modern medicine: IV antibiotics for cellulitis
First10EM
02/10/2018
Spot the Diagnosis! The Case of the Red Leg
CanadiEM
01/10/2018
Quick and dirty review: Linezolid
Emergency Medicine PharmD
04/03/2017
Cellulitis Mimics – ED Considerations
emDocs
Chapter 153: Serious Viral Infections
10/23/2017
Who needs empiric coverage for HSV encephalitis?
PulmCrit
03/02/2017
Influenza and Considerations Regarding Infectious Mimics
emDocs
02/15/2016
Zika Virus: What Emergency Department Providers Need to Know
Academic Life in Emergency Medicine
Chapter 154: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
10/23/2017
Who needs empiric coverage for HSV encephalitis?
PulmCrit
Chapter 155: Endocarditis
12/04/2017
Bacterial Endocarditis
REBEL EM
01/25/2016
Endocarditis with David Carr
EMCrit
Chapter 156: Tetanus
10/02/2017
Who gets a Tetanus? You get a Tetanus!
St. Emlyn’s
Section 14: Neurology
Chapter 165: Headache
11/20/2017
emDocs Cases: Headache Management in the ED
emDocs
10/09//2017
PulmCrit: Algorithm for diagnosing ICP elevation with ocular sonography
EMCrit
Chapter 166: Spontaneous Subarachnoid and Intracerebral Hemorrhage
12/19/2017
Episode 104 Emergency Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage - The Golden Hour
Emergency Medicine Cases
09/04/2017
Update on the ED Management of Intracranial Hemorrhage: Not All Head Bleeds Are the Same
ALiEM
08/01/2017
Crit Cases 8 Management of Elevated ICP
Emergency Medicine Cases
08/04/2016
Intensive Blood Pressure Control Doesn’t Benefit Patients with Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage (ATACH-2)
R.E.B.E.L. EM
06/15/2016
The PATCH Trial: Hold the Platelets in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage?
R.E.B.E.L. EM
Chapter 167: Stroke Syndromes
03/15/2018
Endovascular Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke
REBEL EM
03/05/2018
2018 AHA/ASA Ischemic Stroke Updates
emDocs
08/01/2017
Crit Cases 8 Management of Elevated ICP
Emergency Medicine Cases
07/31/2017
Thrombolysis & Endovascular Therapy for Stroke Part 1
Emergency Medicine Cases
07/31/2017
Interventional therapy for acute ischemic stroke: the evidence
First10EM
02/02/2017
Kicking Against the Prick: Systematic Review of Stroke Thrombolysis
St. Emlyn’s
Chapter 168: Altered Mental Status and Coma
10/24/2017
Thiamine Deficiency: Pearls and Pitfalls
emDocs
09/30/2017
What you don't know about Wernicke's encephalopathy
EMCast
08/30/2017
Alcohol Intoxication Mimics: ED DDx + Approach to Management
emDocs
Chapter 169: Ataxia and Gait Disturbances
10/24/2017
Thiamine Deficiency: Pearls and Pitfalls
emDocs
Chapter 171: Seizures
03/21/2018
Pseudoseizures (PNES)
ERCast
05/31/2017
Resuscitationist’s guide to status epilepticus
PulmCrit
01/01/2017
Seizure Mimics: Pearls & Pitfalls
emDocs
Chapter 172: Acute Peripheral Neurologic Disorders
05/31/2017
Guillain-Barre Syndrome – Third time’s the charm
emDocs
Chapter 173: Chronic Neurologic Disorders
01/22/2018
Parkinson's disease in the ED
emDocs
Chapter 174: Central Nervous System and Spinal Infections
10/23/2017
Who needs empiric coverage for HSV encephalitis?
PulmCrit
04/24/2017
Myths in EM: Is Head CT Needed Before LP in all Adults with Suspected Bacterial Meningitis?
emDocs
Chapter 175: Central Nervous System Procedures and Devices
11/15/2017
Complications of CSF Shunts: ED Presentations, Evaluation and Management
emDocs
10/04/2017
Lumbar Puncture and the Anticoagulated Patient
emDocs
Section 15: Toxicology
Chapter 176: General Management of Poisoned Patients
05/28/2018
Tox(&Hound)idromes
Tox and Hound
05/21/2018
Small Poisoned Humans
Tox and Hound
04/23/2018
The Purge
The Tox and The Hound
12/08/2017
Pusher, Packer, or Stuffer? A Case of Pediatric Drug Use
Brown EM Blog
06/30/2017
IV Lipid emulsion for drug toxicity in the ED
CanadiEM
Chapter 178: Atypical and Serotonergic Antidepressants
04/16/2018
Illbutrin
The Tox and The Hound
01/10/2018
Quick and dirty review: Linezolid
Emergency Medicine PharmD
Chapter 181: Lithium
08/31/2017
Tox Card: Shhhh.... It's SILENT
emDocs
Chapter 184: Nonbenzodiazepine Sedatives
12/07/2016
Intrathecal Baclofen Withdrawal
Core EM
Chapter 185: Alcohols
05/14/2018
Unusual Complications of Alcohol Withdrawal
emDocs
01/30/2018
Ep 106 Toxic Alcohols - Minding the Gaps
Emergency Medicine Cases
12/13/2017
Phenobarbital monotherapy for alcohol withdrawal: Reloaded
PulmCrit
08/14/2017
Toxicology dogmalysis: the osmolal gap
PulmCrit
Chapter 186: Opioids
05/07/2018
Tramadont
Tox and Hound
04/30/2018
Is This Anything?
The Tox and The Hound
03/21/2018
TOXCard: Loperamide Toxicity
emDocs
08/08/2016
Cardiotoxicity from Loperamide Overdose: The Toxicologist Mindset
Academic Life in Emergency Medicine
Chapter 187: Cocaine and Amphetamines
04/09/2018
Cocaine and Beta Blockers: That Dogmalysis Won’t Hunt
The Tox and The Hound
Chapter 188: Hallucinogens
11/15/2017
Trick of the Trade: Topical Treatment of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome
ALiEM
04/27/2016
Synthetic Cannabinoid Use Reaches New Heights
Academic Life in Emergency Medicine
Chapter 189: Salicylates
12/05/2017
Salicylate poisoning
Emergency medicine cases
Chapter 200: Caustic Ingestions
04/19/2018
TOXCard: Laundry Detergent Pods (LDP)
emDocs
Section 16: Environmental Injuries
Chapter 212: Reptile Bites
06/30/2017
Envenomations: Initial Management of Common U.S. Snakebites
ALiEM
Chapter 216: Thermal Burns
04/02/2018
Burns Part II
EMCrit
03/05/2018
Critical Burn Patients in the ED/ICU – Part 1
EMCrit
Chapter 222: Carbon Monoxide
04/05/2017
CO Toxicity: A Potentially Elusive Diagnosis
emDocs
Section 17: Endocrine Disorders
Chapter 223: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
05/31/2017
Insulin Pumps and Such with Josh Miller, MD
EMCrit
Chapter 224: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
05/28/2018
Pour Some Octreotide on Me
Tox and Hound
12/04/2017
Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis
Core EM
Chapter 225: Diabetic Ketoacidosis
03/19/2018
A Can't Miss ED Diagnosis: Euglycemic DKA
ALiEM
11/06/2017
Diabetic Ketoacidosis: "Sneaky" triggers and clinical pearls
emDocs
08/18/2016
Euglycemic DKA: It’s Not a Myth
R.E.B.E.L. EM
Chapter 226: Alcoholic Ketoacidosis
05/14/2018
AKA
Tox and Hound
01/30/2018
Ep 106 Toxic Alcohols - Minding the Gaps
Emergency Medicine Cases
Chapter 228: Hypothyroidism
01/14/2018
Interpretation of Thyroid Studies in the Emergency Department
Taming the SRU
Chapter 229: Hyperthyroidism
01/14/2018
Interpretation of Thyroid Studies in the Emergency Department
Taming the SRU
Section 18: Hematologic and Oncologic Disorders
Chapter 233: Acquired Bleeding Disorders
05/14/2018
TTP & DIC – Treatment
EMCrit
04/30/2018
TTP & DIC – Diagnosis
EMCrit
Chapter 238: Transfusion Therapy
10/26/2017
Prothrombin Complex Concentrate
Emergency Medicine PharmD
Chapter 239: Thrombotics and Antithrombotics
06/29/2018
Choosing NOACs in the ED
Emergency Medicine PharmD
10/26/2017
Prothrombin Complex Concentrate
Emergency Medicine PharmD
07/31/2017
New Reversals for New Anticoagulants with Nadia Away
EMCrit
06/15/2016
The PATCH Trial: Hold the Platelets in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage?
R.E.B.E.L. EM
Chapter 240: Emergency Complications of Malignancy
05/31/2017
ED Management of the Bone Marrow Transplant Patient: Pearls & Pitfalls
emDocs
05/31/2017
Erythrocytosis: ED-focused Evaluation and Management
emDocs
Section 19: Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, and Oral Disorders
Chapter 241: Eye Emergencies
06/04/2018
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension and Ocular POCUS
Emergency Medicine Cases
02/27/2018
Blunt Ocular Trauma
Emergency Medicine Cases
10/09/2017
PulmCrit: Algorithm for diagnosing ICP elevation with ocular sonography
EMCrit
10/05/2017
Topical Pain Control for Corneal Abrasions
REBEL EM
Chapter 242: Ear Disorders
07/31/2017
Perichondritis: Not Just Simple Cellulitis
REBEL EM
Chapter 244: Nose and Sinuses
09/27/2017
Prophylactic Antibiotics in Nasal Packing
CORE EM
07/14/2016
Topical Tranexamic Acid for Epistaxis or Oral Bleeds
R.E.B.E.L. EM
Chapter 246: Neck and Upper Airway
09/03/2017
Soft Tissue Neck Radiographs – Are They Useful?
Taming the SRU
Chapter 247: Complications of Airway Devices
06/07/2018
Tricks of the Trach: Approach to Tracheostomy Patients in the Emergency Department
EMOttawa
03/20/2017
Management of Tracheostomy (Trach) and Laryngectomy Emergencies
EMCrit
Section 20: Dermatology
Chapter 249: Generalized Skin Disorders
07/18/2016
What’s That Rash? An Approach to Dangerous Rashes Based on Morphology
emDocs
Section 21: Trauma
Chapter 254: Trauma in Adults
08/07/2017
Spinal Immobilization in Trauma Patients
REBEL EM
06/30/2017
CBlunt Chest Trauma: Who Needs Computed Tomography Imaging?
emDocs
05/31/2017
Clinical Ultrasonography 101: Where Right Upper Quadrant Scans Go Wrong
CanadiEM
04/04/2017
The Sick and the Dead: Evidence-Based Trauma Resuscitation in 2016 by Hicks and Petrosoniak
EMCrit
04/01/2017
Pain in the Polytrauma Patient
painandpsa.org
07/02/2016
The Case of the Anatomic Injury Part II
EMNerd
Chapter 255: Trauma in the Elderly
07/31/2017
Secondary Fall Prevention in Geriatric Patients
REBEL EM
Chapter 257: Head Trauma
05/21/2018
Ten dubious myths in neurocritical care
PulmCrit
09/04/2017
Update on the ED Management of Intracranial Hemorrhage: Not All Head Bleeds Are the Same
ALiEM
02/06/2017
Neurotrauma Resuscitation: Pearls & Pitfalls
emDocs
Chapter 258: Spine Trauma
02/10/2016
Pre-hospital Management of Spinal Injuries: Debunking the Myths of the Long Backboard
emDocs
Chapter 260: Trauma to the Neck
06/08/2018
Laryngeal Fracture
Pediatric EM Morsels
Chapter 261: Pulmonary Trauma
06/30/2017
Blunt Chest Trauma: Who Needs Computed Tomography Imaging?
emDocs
Section 22: Injuries to Bones and Joints
Chapter 268: Injuries to the Hand and Digits
04/16/2018
Demystifying the Hand Exam
Northwestern EM blog
01/03/2018
(Amateur) Boxer's Fracture
emDocs
Chapter 272: Pelvis Injuries
07/31/2017
Management of Major Pelvic Trauma
ALiEM
06/30/2017
Pelvic fractures: ED presentations and management
emDocs
Chapter 274: Knee Injuries
06/05/2018
Exam Series: Guide to the Knee Exam
CanadiEM
01/24/2017
Occult Knee Injuries Pearls and Pitfalls
Emergency Medicine Cases
Section 23: Musculoskeletal Disorders
Chapter 283: Nontraumatic Disorders of the Hand
06/21/2018
Getting a hand-le on Pyogenic Flexor Tenosynovitis
Brown EM Blog
Section 24: Psychosocial Disorders
Chapter 286: Mental Health Disorders: ED Evaluation and Disposition
09/18/2017
Psychosis Mimics: ED Differential Diagnosis and Keys to Management
emDocs
Chapter 287: Acute Agitation
01/11/2017
Sedation Update: IV Olanzapine & Combo vs. Monotherapy
PulmCrit (EMCrit)
Chapter 288: Mental Health Disorders of the Elderly
07/31/2017
Common ED Medication Errors: Polypharmacy
emDocs
Chapter 291: Eating Disorders
02/05/2018
Anorexia Nervosa may not scare you but it should
ERCast
Chapter 292: Substance Use Disorders
05/30/2018
Treating Opioid Withdrawal in the ED with Buprenorphine: A Bridge to Recovery
ALiEM
12/13/2017
Phenobarbital monotherapy for alcohol withdrawal: Reloaded
PulmCrit
Section 25: Abuse and Assault
Chapter 293: Female and Male Sexual Assault
11/28/2016
Managing Sexual Assault in the Emergency Department
emDocs
Chapter 294: Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse
03/01/2016
The Silent Killer: A Life-Threatening Diagnosis Missed by 7 out of 8 ED Physicians
NUEM Blog
Section 26: Special Situations
07/31/2017
Transgender Patients: How to Foster a Safer Emergency Department Environment
Emergency Medicine Cases
Section 26: Special Situations
Chapter 296: Injection Drug Users
01/08/2018
Injection Drug Use Complications
emDocs
Chapter 297: The Transplant Patient
06/21/2018
Transplant Medicine in the ED
EMOttawa
Chapter 299: Palliative Care
06/06/2018
The ABC’s of Palliative Care in the Emergency Department with Mari Siegel
REBEL EM
10/17/2017
One Emergency Medicine Resident. One Month of Palliative Care. Ten lessons.
CanadiEM
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