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View article: Faculty Retreats in Academic Medicine: Tutorial
Faculty Retreats in Academic Medicine: Tutorial Open
Faculty development is a cornerstone of academic medicine, supporting personal growth, professional advancement, and departmental effectiveness across all stages of a faculty member’s career. Among the tools available, faculty retreats hav…
View article: Faculty Retreats in Academic Medicine: Tutorial (Preprint)
Faculty Retreats in Academic Medicine: Tutorial (Preprint) Open
UNSTRUCTURED Faculty development in academic medicine is important to promote personal and professional growth over the course of a career. Faculty retreats have increasingly emerged as a faculty development strategy which can broadly imp…
View article: Enhancing the Management of Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department: A Holistic Curricular Intervention
Enhancing the Management of Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department: A Holistic Curricular Intervention Open
Introduction Amid the opioid crisis, emergency medicine (EM) physicians increasingly tackle opioid use disorder (OUD) in the emergency department. Although the "X waiver" is no more, OUD-specific education requirements persist for EM clini…
View article: Chalk-Stick Fracture in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Case Report of Cervical Spine Injury Following Minor Trauma
Chalk-Stick Fracture in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Case Report of Cervical Spine Injury Following Minor Trauma Open
We describe the case of a 74-year-old male with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who presented to the Emergency Department for evaluation of acutely worsened left-sided weakness following a fall from standing. Computed tomography (CT) and magne…
View article: Rash and Fever in a Returned Traveler
Rash and Fever in a Returned Traveler Open
Case Presentation: A 21-year-old, otherwise healthy female presented to the emergency department with fever among other nonspecific symptoms after recently returning from Ghana. On physical exam, she had a characteristic upper extremity ras…
View article: Fall leading to aortic injury
Fall leading to aortic injury Open
A middle-aged male with an unknown past medical history presented to the emergency department (ED) by ambulance after falling 4 feet off a step ladder. On arrival, the patient appeared uncomfortable and was complaining of back pain. He was…
View article: A Woman with Abdominal Pain After Lap-belt Trauma
A Woman with Abdominal Pain After Lap-belt Trauma Open
Case presentation: A 24-year-old female presented to the emergency department with diffuse abdominal pain after involvement as a restrained driver in a motor vehicle collision (MVC). Computed tomography of the abdomen revealed a traumatic …
View article: Massive Hiatal Hernia With Acute Gastric Volvulus Masked as a Suspected Food Poisoning: A Case Report
Massive Hiatal Hernia With Acute Gastric Volvulus Masked as a Suspected Food Poisoning: A Case Report Open
We describe the case of a 69-year-old female who thought she had "food poisoning", which prompted her visit to the Emergency Department for evaluation of her vomiting and abdominal discomfort. Contrasted computed tomography imaging with co…
View article: Female with Atraumatic Abdominal Bruising
Female with Atraumatic Abdominal Bruising Open
Case presentation: We describe the case of a 38-year-old female patient with a history of lupus presenting with atraumatic abdominal pain and ecchymosis. The ultimate diagnosis of abdominal lupus erythematous panniculitis was determined ba…
View article: Feasibility of a Multifaceted Social Emergency Medicine Curriculum for Emergency Medicine Residents
Feasibility of a Multifaceted Social Emergency Medicine Curriculum for Emergency Medicine Residents Open
This pilot curricular integration study demonstrates feasibility and the perceived participant value of incorporating a social EM curriculum into EM residency training.
View article: Race and Other Disparate Demographic Variables Identified Among Emergency Department Boarders
Race and Other Disparate Demographic Variables Identified Among Emergency Department Boarders Open
Introduction: Emergency department (ED) boarding, the process of holding patients in the ED due to a lack of inpatient beds after the decision is made to admit, has profound consequences. Increased ED boarding times are associated with adv…
View article: Emergency department–based interventions affecting social determinants of health in the United States: A scoping review
Emergency department–based interventions affecting social determinants of health in the United States: A scoping review Open
Background Social determinants of health (SDoH) have significant implications for health outcomes in the United States. Emergency departments (EDs) function as the safety nets of the American health care system, caring for many vulnerable …
View article: Evaluation of a novel handheld point-of-care ultrasound device in an African emergency department
Evaluation of a novel handheld point-of-care ultrasound device in an African emergency department Open
Background Many point-of-care ultrasound devices are now “pocket-sized” or handheld, allowing easy transport during travel and facilitating use in crowded spaces or in austere low-resource settings. Concerns remain about their durability, …
View article: Young Man With Suspected Foreign Body Ingestion
Young Man With Suspected Foreign Body Ingestion Open
As United States emergency departments (ED) and hospitals continue to contend with increasing numbers of patients presenting with complications of substance abuse, emergency physicians should also be aware of patients who may be smuggling …