Physician burnout
As physicians, we all decided to help others. Those of us in Emergency Medicine decided to help others at their most ill, at the most traumatic moment in their lives, or at their wits end as far as where to […]
Case of the Week COW #20
Resident: D’Amore/Clayton CC: “My heart is racing.” HPI: 26 year old male with no past medical history presents to the Emergency Room with complaints of palpitations. Patient states that while exercising at the gym just prior to arrival, he suddenly […]
Pediatric Pearl
OCTOBER Foreign Body Ingestion – Hima Khamar FOREIGN BODY INGESTION By: Hima Khamar M.D., PGY3 HISTORY WITNESSED or UNWITNESSED Time of ingestion Description of object: Size, Shape, Length, Width Sharp end, similar object for comparison Last meal time History of […]
COW #19
Presenting Resident Nicholas Mota, DO PGY3 Chief Complaint Double vision Brief HPI 30-year-old male with no past medical history presented with acute onset left ocular pain and double vision x1d. Patient states that last night he turned off the light […]
Case of the Week COW #18
CC: Shortness of Breath HPI: ALS box call to St. Joseph Wayne ED # 1: 92 year old female from nursing home with PMH of Alzheimer Disease and failure to thrive, RUE DVT on Eliquis with complaints of SOB. BiPAP was […]
Case of the Week COW#17
CC: Hand Injury-Job Related HPI: 35 yo otherwise healthy male presents to the Emergency Dept. (ED) with a laceration over the palmar surface of the left hand, proximal to the PIP joint and extending over the MCP joints of the […]
Case of the Week COW#16
CC: BIB BLS for “Psych Evaluation” HPI: 46-year-old female w/ PMH of asthma, SLE, RA and seizure disorder presents to the emergency department by BLS for evaluation. Patient states, “I don’t like people accusing me of doing things I didn’t […]
Case of the week COW #15
CC: Shortness of breath HPI: 7 day old female presents to the Emergency Dept. (ED) after being seen earlier in clinic. Mother is rom Nigeria and arrived to the U.S a few weeks prior to delivery. Prenatal care is unclear. […]
UMEM Emergency Cardiology Symposium PEARLS
Every year we love going to the University of Maryland Emergency Cardiology Symposium hosted by Dr. Amal Mattu. Check out our PEARLS from this year’s lectures on Cardiology Conundrums!
Case of the Week COW #14
Is ST-Segment Elevation in Lead aVR Getting Too Much Respect? Check out another Cardio Case of the Week.
Pediatric Pneumonia
Dr. Mike Hong PGY-4 presents a case and excellent review for the management of pneumonia in the pediatric population.
St. Joseph’s University Medical Center 10th Annual Emergency Medicine Symposium
Join us for the 10th Annual Emergency Medicine Symposium on April 17, 2018! Click here for more information.
Case of the Week COW#13
CC: Chest Pain HPI: 49-year-old female brought in via ALS presents complaining of Chest pain. As per the Paramedics, the patient was found to be in no acute distress, stating she had exertional chest pain, which had subsided. The pre-hospital […]
Pediatric Pearls – Bronchiolitis
Check out this month’s Pediatric Pearls on Bronchiolitis brought to you by our own Dr. Hima Khamar PGY-2!
