Brief clinical tips, case studies, and illustrations to help you hone your knowledge and technique.
A Numb, Tingling, and Weak Upper Extremity
A Wide Complex Tachycardia for which Amiodarone is the Wrong Drug
ACLS and PALS Update 2010
Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis
Acute Onset of Pain, Erythema, and Edema in the Skin Overlying the Lacrimal Sac: Dacryocystitis
Adult Intraosseous Needle Use
Air Causing Airway Compromise
All Hand Numbness Isn't Carpal Tunnel
An Unrecognized Cause of Abdominal Pain: Testicular Torsion
Bilateral Peritonsillar Abscesses: Double Trouble
CAST Fractures: Accidental or Child Abuse?
CT Imaging Can Miss Skull Fractures
Cuffed Endotracheal Tubes for Children: Not Exactly Controversy-free
Frontal Sinus Fractures and CSF Leak
Hemiplegia and Headache
How to Increase Your Success with Infant Spinal Taps
HPI: More than Meets the Eye (or the Forehead)
Human Bite Injuries
Is It Fungal Onychomycosis or Scabies?
Just Another Achilles Injury?
Localized Abdominal Pain Without Nausea, Vomiting, Fever, or Elevated WBC
Marijuana and Uvular Swelling
Massive Airway Bleeding and a Recent Tracheostomy
Near Field Acoustic Dead Space and Foreign Bodies
Neck Injections for Headaches
Open Airway -- Neutral Cervical Spine
Pearls and Pitfalls of Using Cyanoacrylate Skin Adhesives
Pediatric Abdominal Pain Misdiagnosed
PFAPA: Recurrent Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Cervical Adenitis
Positive Nitrites and Negative Leukocytes?
Positive Psoas and Obturator Signs: They Don't Always Indicate Appendicitis
Post-Partum Seizures: Eclampsia or Something Else?
Rattlesnake Bites and Systemic Hypotension
Shortness of Breath and Chest Pain in a Pregnant Woman
Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Asthma
Swallowed Coins Don't Read Textbooks
The Inflamed Goose's Foot
The Stratosphere or Barcode Sign
Third Cranial Nerve Palsy Considerations
Three Dangerous Testicular Torsion Myths
Thunderclap Headaches: More than Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Understanding Eyelid Infections
Vital Signs, MAP, Shock Index, and Circulatory Shock
What Was That Wide QRS Tachycardia Rhythm?
When Chicken Pox Doesn't Look Like Itself
