Clinical Challenge: Traumatic Eye Injury
A 22-year-old man is brought to the emergency department for the management of facial trauma sustained during an assault at a nightclub.
Emergency Medicine
Clinical Challenge: Elbow Pain and Numbness in Fingers
A 40-year-old man reports pain in his right elbow and numbness in his right pinky and ring fingers. What is your diagnosis?
Clinical Challenge: Tingling, Weakness in Hands and Feet
A man presents to the ED after experiencing a tingling sensation and weakness in his arms and legs. What is your diagnosis?
Clinical Challenge: Feeding Issues and Fussiness in a 3-Month-Old Infant
Since 1980, infant botulism has been the most common form of human botulism in the United States, with roughly 100 to 140 cases reported per year.
Is It More Than Just a Migraine? Making the Correct Diagnosis
A woman presents to the ED with a headache that is unlike the migraines she typically experiences. Can you make the correct diagnosis?
ED Visits Related to Child Abuse, Neglect Dropped During COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a decrease in the total number of emergency department visits related to child abuse and neglect.
Pet Meds Listed in Owner’s Medication Profile Lead to Confusion in the ED
The patient, a 67-year-old female, presented to the emergency department with altered mental status.
Emergency Physicians Have High Median Need-for-Recovery Scores
Emergency department physicians have high need-for-recovery scores, with increased scores for those with difficulty accessing annual and study leave.
Increase of Emergency Department Admittance Due to Amphetamine-Type Stimulant Overdoses in the United States
With the use of amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) increasing, this study looked at ATS overdose-involved emergency department visit trends and visit characteristics associated with ATS overdose.
Risk for Acquiring COVID-19 Inside Emergency Departments Remains Low
Researchers indicate that fears of visiting an emergency department because of the pandemic may be unfounded after concluding that SARS-CoV-2 transmission inside an ED is unlikely.
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