May 23rd 2018 Resident Retreat
Scavenger Hunt in Hoboken !
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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
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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!
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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.
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Pediatric Pneumonia
Dr. Mike Hong PGY-4 presents a case and excellent review for the management of pneumonia in the pediatric population.
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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.
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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
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Pediatric Pearls – Bronchiolitis
Check out this month’s Pediatric Pearls on Bronchiolitis brought to you by our own Dr. Hima Khamar PGY-2!
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Varicella in Pregnancy
Varicella-zoster virus Varicella (chickenpox) is a highly contagious disease caused by primary infection with varicella-zoster virus (VZV)2 and may cause
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Managing Dislocations of the Hip in the ED
Check out this brief review of the management of hip dislocations in the Emergency Department. The info here is taken from this month’s EM Practice EMPlify podcast.
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Case of the Week COW #12
CC: Left leg pain HPI: 52 year old male with PMH of IDDM presents to the Emergency Dept. (ED) with
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Pain Pearls – Nitrous Oxide
As part of our EM training at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center we are lucky to receive additional training in alternative methods of analgesic delivery in the ED. Some of these alternatives include ultrasound guided regional nerve blocks, nonnarcotic infusions and injections, nitrous oxide, and the list goes on. Today’s post is a review of our Nitrous program developed by Dr. Alexis LaPietra.
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Case of the week COW #11
CC: Can’t see for 2 months HPI: 10 year old male with no significant past medical history presents to the
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Euglycemic DKA
Hi all. I wanted to bring to your attention a great case. The case was a young woman with relative euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis. This diagnosis used to be quite rare and associated with pregnancy or very poor PO intake. However, with the use of SGLT2 inhibitors (which this young woman was taking) the incidence is increasing. The diagnosis highlights some very important factors about the treatment of DKA.
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Case of the week COW #10
CC: Nausea and vomiting and “ I think my sugar is low” HPI: 36-year-old Female with PMH of Diabetes presents
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