A 75yF presents to your ED acutely short of breath. Two hours prior to ED arrival, she became suddenly short of breath. Her family tried administering her salbutamol (Ventolin) to no avail. She was driven to the ED. Her PHx…
A fairly frequent presentation to the ED is that of difficulty swallowing. By true definition this is “dysphagia” although commonly physicians and physicians-in-training use this word interchangeably with “odynophagia” (painful swallowing). Here are two interesting and unusual cases of dysphagia…
The diagnostic evaluation and management of pulmonary embolism (PE) is an ever-controversial and ongoing debate in emergency medicine. As emergency physicians (or med students, residents, others), we are constantly bombarded with questions and conflicting opinions on PE: 1) Is gestalt…
Dear influenza, I’m going to come right out and say it. I don’t like you. I’m a nice guy, as most people will tell you. I don’t fight with consultants, I pick up shifts for colleagues in need and I…