Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome

Don’t forget to consider Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome in your right upper quadrant pain differential!   Fits-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome is a rare disease process characterized by perihepatitis as a complication of pelvic inflammatory dise…

Use lower doses of ketorolac!

Ketorolac is frequently used in the ER parenterally for acute and chronic pain control. Ketorolac works as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It has demonstrated analgesic efficacy similar to opiates in postoperative pain. Ketor…

Fight Bites

  “Dogs never bite me. Just humans.” -Marilyn Monroe   Human bites are the third most common bite after dog and cat bites. They occur more frequently in males, typically between the late teens and in the twenties. Clos…

Amanita Mushroom Toxicity

“You must grow like a tree, not like a mushroom.” -Janet Erskine Stuart   Amanita genus mushrooms cause a deadly toxidrome. Mortality is cited as 10-30%. The mushrooms can be identified by dots or scales on the cap. Cooking…

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