A 4 year old child presents to the ER with 7 days of a measured fever, along with a progressive diffuse red maculopapular rash over the trunk and extremities. On exam, the patient has a conjunctivitis and erythematous oral mucosa. What diagnosis should be high on your differential, and why is it important to treatRead more
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A 50 year old patient with HIV, HCV cirrhosis presents to the emergency room with subjective fevers and generalized abdominal pain with tenderness. As part of your workup, you plan for a diagnostic paracentesis. On ultrasound imaging, the patient has a large amount of easily tapped ascites. His INR, however, returns at 2.9. Should youRead more
The current issue of SAEM’s resident newsletter features an interview with Bret Nelson regarding ultrasound training. He and Beatrice Hoffman, MD, PhD, RDMS (Director of Ultrasound Education for the Department of Emergency Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine) are featured. They describe their path towards emergency ultrasound, the value of fellowship training, advice forRead more