Winfield, Ashlea Black, Elizabeth Sergel, Michelle
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MedEdPORTAL : the Journal of Teaching and Learning Resources
Introduction MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) is a popular drug of abuse associated with a variety of clinical manifestations. There are a number of life-threatening sequelae, including, but not limited to, agitated delirium, cardiac dysrhythmias, and hyperthermia. Similar to other substances that cause sympathomimetic toxidromes, MDMA also...
Rosso, Chelsea Del Thomas, Anita Hardy, Nicole Connelly, Scott Davila, Ulysses Pearce, Jean Mazor, Suzan Burns, Rebekah
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MedEdPORTAL : the Journal of Teaching and Learning Resources
Introduction Lidocaine is a common local anesthetic used during minor procedures performed on pediatric patients. A rare but toxic and life-threatening side effect of lidocaine is methemoglobinemia. It should be considered in children who are hypoxic after exposure to an oxidizing agent. Methods We developed this simulation case for pediatric emerg...
Pearson, Jennifer Greminger, Amy Onello, Emily Stover, Sandy
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MedEdPORTAL : the Journal of Teaching and Learning Resources
Introduction Reproductive-age female patients commonly seek evaluation for pelvic pain in a variety of health care settings. Thus, teaching medical students how to effectively evaluate female pelvic pain is a necessary part of medical education. There are limited opportunities, however, to reinforce the needed skills for this common but sensitive p...
Raikin, Jared Hall, Ronald V. Papanagnou, Dimitrios
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MedEdPORTAL : the Journal of Teaching and Learning Resources
Introduction A retrobulbar hematoma (RH) is a serious time-dependent diagnosis due to its potential for permanent damage of the optic nerve, resulting in blindness. Emergency medicine (EM) physicians face the challenge of recognizing this time-sensitive injury and treating it before irreversible damage occurs. Due to its relative infrequency in the...
Della-Giustina, David Kamran, Ali Wood, D. Brian Goldflam, Katja
Introduction: The focus of residency training is to ensure that graduates attain a minimum level of skills and knowledge in order to be able to practice independently. While there are multiple formal methods to evaluate a resident, there is a paucity of literature that describes whether programs have residents perform individual self-assessment (IS...
Wilson, David Laoteppitaks, Chaiya Chandra, Shruti
Introduction: Medical students pursuing an emergency medicine (EM) residency are advised to obtain at least two Standardized Letters of Evaluation (SLOE). Students often complete one rotation at their home institution and at least one “away” rotation at a program separate from their home institution. The SLOE was introduced as an objective evaluati...
Chung, Arlene Mott, Sarah Rebillot, Katie Li-Sauerwine, Simiao Shah, Sneha Coates, Wendy C. Yarris, Lalena M.
Introduction: Recent research demonstrates burnout prevalence rates as high as 76% in emergency medicine (EM) residents. In 2017 the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) required that all training programs provide dedicated wellness education for their trainees as a requirement for accreditation. We aimed to conduct a system...
Dalley, Michael T. Baca, Mauricio J. Raza, Chandelle Boge, Laurie Edwards, David Goldszer, Robert Cubeddu, Luigi Farcy, David
Introduction: The discharge conversation is a critical component of the emergency department encounter. Studies suggest that emergency medicine (EM) residency education is deficient in formally training residents on the patient discharge conversation. Our goal was to assess the proficiency of EM residents in addressing essential elements of a compr...
wang, yifan shi, yang zhang, xiaohong jing, fu chen, feng
Objective. Sepsis is a leading cause of acute lung injury (ALI). This study attempted to investigate the effects of limb bud and heart (LBH) on the development of sepsis-induced ALI and its underlying mechanism of action. Methods. The sepsis-induced ALI mouse model was established by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). The lung injury score and lung...
Khaira, Gurpreet Kurz, Jonathan E.
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Pediatric Neurology Briefs
Investigators from the University of Pittsburgh (Department of Emergency Medicine and Division of Pediatric Radiology) and Feinberg School of Medicine (Division of Emergency Medicine) studied the rates of neuroimaging (rapid brain MRI [rMRI], head CT [HCT], and full MRI) before and after implementation of four rapid MRI protocols in their ED.
