The patient is a 33-year-old female with a medical history of ADHD and depression presenting with altered mental status. Per emergency medical services (EMS), the patient’s friend called for an episode of unresponsiveness. The patient’s ability to provide history is limited, but the friend reported that shortly prior to this event, the patient ingested a “pill” which he believed to be alprazolam (a medication she is prescribed). While awaiting evaluation, the patient had witnessed seizure-like activity in the waiting room, lasting approximately 30 seconds and was brought to a critical care room.

Emergency Medicine, EMS, Medical Education, ToxicologyMaiya CowanOctober 10, 2025Emergency Medicine, serotonin syndrome, ToxicologyComment

Informatics at the Bedside: Intelligent Systems in Point-of-Care Ultrasound

Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is a diagnostic imaging technique often used at the bedside in a variety of settings including emergency care, cardiology, intensive care, anesthesiology and obstetrics among others. Alongside the rapid evolution of machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) algorithms in the health informatics space, “intelligent” POCUS systems are concurrently transforming. From guiding novice trainees to automating clinical calculations, these algorithms are making ultrasound faster, more accurate, and more accessible…

How health policy creation can be used to make a difference and address inequalities in medicine and medical education

Health policy creation is an important way that physicians can guide the future of medicine and the care of our patients. ..

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT: An Evaluation of Emergency Medicine Core Content Covered by Podcasts

Emergency Medicine (EM) resident trainees utilize EM podcasts as part of their EM education. Some podcasts are designed to cover EM core content, and others tackle more nuanced topics such as multi-specialty debates, equity in medicine, and procedural skills. There is some debate regarding EM educational podcasts…

Research, Education, Medical EducationGabriel PadillaApril 9, 2024research, Medical Education, #FOAMedComment

EPSS As a Proxy for Ejection Fraction

A 68-year-old male presents to the emergency department (ED) with one week of worsening shortness of breath. He has no known cardiac history and has rarely seen a physician. He reports shortness of breath with exertion, mild non-productive cough, and subjective fever. He is not having chest pain. He is a long-time smoker but denies other drugs. Vitals are as follows: heart rate (HR) of 102, blood pressure (BP) of 105/70, afebrile, 89% on room air (RA), respiratory rate of 20. On exam the patient exhibits labored breathing, crackles in bilateral lower lung fields and +1 pitting edema in bilateral lower extremities…

Cardiology, Community EM, Medical Education, UltrasoundConnor WilsonJuly 22, 2022EPSS, Ultrasound, Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, EM, Cards, ECHO, LVEFComment

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