Well, that escalated quickly. It's official...the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is here. This article is to serve as an ongoing summary of pertinent literature with respect to the COVID-19 causing pandemic. As an Emergency Physician, I am sincerely impressed with…
High yield things you need to know... Coronaviruses (what are they?) Most coronaviruses cause mild to moderate upper-respiratory symptoms. In fact, overall, they cause up to 30% of common colds. However, some have been historically identified to cause more…
Epistaxis is a common presenting complaint to the Emergency Department, and Emergency Physicians are becoming increasingly interested in understanding the capabilities of tranexamic acid (TXA) to stop things from bleeding. In recent years, it seems we want to sprinkle…
Understanding the high-sensitivity Troponin can be confusing. The literature, for the most part, was done outside of the United States using assays that are not approved by the FDA at this time. The first barrier to understanding the hs-cTn…
This summary review is designed to hit the high yield aspects of the 2015 update to BLS, ACLS and PALS that is not included in the algorithmic portions of these courses. It is designed to supplement classroom didactics for…