ALiEM AIR Series | Cutaneous 2022 Module

Welcome to the AIR Cutaneous Module! After carefully reviewing all relevant posts from the top 50 sites of the Social Media Index, the ALiEM AIR Team is proud to present the highest quality online content related to related to cutaneous emergencies in the Emergency Department. 6 blog posts met our standard of online excellence and were curated and approved for residency training by the AIR Series Board. We identified 0 AIR and 6 Honorable Mentions. We recommend programs give 3 hours (about 30 minutes per article) of III credit for this module.

AIR Stamp of Approval and Honorable Mentions

In an effort to truly emphasize the highest quality posts, we have 2 subsets of recommended resources. The AIR stamp of approval is awarded only to posts scoring above a strict scoring cut-off of ≥30 points (out of 35 total), based on our scoring instrument. The other subset is for “Honorable Mention” posts. These posts have been flagged by and agreed upon by AIR Board members as worthwhile, accurate, unbiased, and appropriately referenced despite an average score.

Take the AIR Cutaneous Quiz at ALiEMU

Interested in taking the AIR quiz for fun or asynchronous (Individualized Interactive Instruction) credit? Please go to the above link. You will need to create a free, 1-time login account.

Highlighted Quality Posts: Cutaneous Emergencies

Site	Article	Author	Date	Label
EMDocs	Tattoo related complications in the ED	Nathan LaDeaux, MD and Benjamin Schnapp, MD	5/9/22	HM
EMDocs	EM@3AM: Herpes Zoster	Elizabeth Adams, MD and Samuel Parnell, MD	3/26/22	HM
RCEM Learning	Burns	Jonathan Matthews, Rajan Atwal	11/02/21	HM
RCEM Learning	Common Childhood Exanthems	Maya Naravi	7/6/21	HM
EMCrit	Anaphylaxis	Josh Farkas, MD	8/5/21	HM
Peds EM Morsels	Pediatric Ramsay Hunt Syndrome	Sean Fox, MD	6/17/22	HM

(AIR = Approved Instructional Resource; HM = Honorable Mention)

If you have any questions or comments on the AIR series, or this AIR module, please contact us! More in-depth information regarding the Social Media Index.

Thank you to the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) and the Council of EM Residency Directors (CORD) for jointly sponsoring the AIR Series! We are thrilled to partner with both on shaping the future of medical education.

By Chris Belcher, MD|2023-01-10T03:33:28-08:00Jan 10, 2023|Approved Instructional Resources (AIR series), Dermatology|

ALiEM AIR Series | Neurology 2022 Module

Welcome to the AIR Neurology Module! After carefully reviewing all relevant posts from the top 50 sites of the Social Media Index, the ALiEM AIR Team is proud to present the highest quality online content related to neurological emergencies in the Emergency Department. 5 blog posts met our standard of online excellence and were curated and approved for residency training by the AIR Series Board. We identified 2 AIR and 3 Honorable Mentions. We recommend programs give 3 hours (about 30 minutes per article) of III credit for this module.

AIR Stamp of Approval and Honorable Mentions

In an effort to truly emphasize the highest quality posts, we have 2 subsets of recommended resources. The AIR stamp of approval is awarded only to posts scoring above a strict scoring cut-off of ≥30 points (out of 35 total), based on our scoring instrument. The other subset is for “Honorable Mention” posts. These posts have been flagged by and agreed upon by AIR Board members as worthwhile, accurate, unbiased, and appropriately referenced despite an average score.

Take the AIR Neurology Quiz at ALiEMU

Interested in taking the AIR quiz for fun or asynchronous (Individualized Interactive Instruction) credit? Please go to the above link. You will need to create a free, 1-time login account.

Highlighted Quality Posts: Neurological Emergencies

Site	Article	Author	Date	Label
EMDocs	Cauda Equina Syndrome: Why do we miss it? How to improve?	John H. Priester, MD and Mark Bisanzo, MD	13 Jun 2021	AIR
EMCrit	Spinal Epidural Abscess	Josh Farkas, MD	25 Feb 2022	AIR
Clinical Monster	Must Be Blood on the Brain	Molly Piccione, DO	3 June 2021	HM
EMCrit	Neuro emergencies in pregnancy	Josh Farkas, MD	23 Feb 2022	HM
EMCrit	Neuro-onc emergencies	Josh Farkas, MD	2 June 2022	HM

(AIR = Approved Instructional Resource; HM = Honorable Mention)

If you have any questions or comments on the AIR series, or this AIR module, please contact us! More in-depth information regarding the Social Media Index.

Thank you to the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) and the Council of EM Residency Directors (CORD) for jointly sponsoring the AIR Series! We are thrilled to partner with both on shaping the future of medical education.

By Chris Belcher, MD|2026-06-16T16:18:05-07:00Sep 2, 2022|Approved Instructional Resources (AIR series)|

ALiEM AIR Series | CVA 2022 Module

Welcome to the AIR CVA Module! After carefully reviewing all relevant posts from the top 50 sites of the Social Media Index, the ALiEM AIR Team is proud to present the highest quality online content related to CVA emergencies in the Emergency Department. 7 blog posts met our standard of online excellence and were curated and approved for residency training by the AIR Series Board. We identified 2 AIR and 5 Honorable Mentions. We recommend programs give 4 hours (about 30 minutes per article) of III credit for this module.

AIR Stamp of Approval and Honorable Mentions

In an effort to truly emphasize the highest quality posts, we have 2 subsets of recommended resources. The AIR stamp of approval is awarded only to posts scoring above a strict scoring cut-off of ≥30 points (out of 35 total), based on our scoring instrument. The other subset is for “Honorable Mention” posts. These posts have been flagged by and agreed upon by AIR Board members as worthwhile, accurate, unbiased, and appropriately referenced despite an average score.

Take the AIR CVA Quiz at ALiEMU

Interested in taking the AIR quiz for fun or asynchronous (Individualized Interactive Instruction) credit? Please go to the above link. You will need to create a free, 1-time login account.

Highlighted Quality Posts: CVA Emergencies

Site	Article	Author	Date	Label
EMCrit	Time is Brain – AIS part 1	Casey Albin, MD and Neha Dangayach, MD	15 Feb 2022	AIR
EMCrit	Time is Brain- AIS part 2	Casey Albin, MD and Neha Dangayach, MD	30 Mar 2022	AIR
EMDocs	Diagnosis and Neurointerventional Management of Large Vessel Occlusion Acute Ischemic Stroke	Zack Brady, MD and Maggie Moran, MD	28 Mar 2022	HM
EMdocs	Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Diagnosis, Emergency Management, and Prognosis	Daniel Bak, MD and Matthew Siket, MD, MSc, FACEP	11 Oct 2021	HM
EMCrit	IBCC – SAH	Josh Farkas, MD	8 Jun 2021	HM
EMCrit	IBCC – AIS	Josh Farkas, MD	12 Jun 2021	HM
ALiEM	Are Thrombolytics Safe for Acute Ischemic Strokes in Patients on DOACs?	Bryan D. Hayes, PharmD, DABAT, FAACT, FASHP and Mike O’Brien, PharmD	2 Apr 2022	HM

(AIR = Approved Instructional Resource; HM = Honorable Mention)

If you have any questions or comments on the AIR series, or this AIR module, please contact us! More in-depth information regarding the Social Media Index.

Thank you to the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) and the Council of EM Residency Directors (CORD) for jointly sponsoring the AIR Series! We are thrilled to partner with both on shaping the future of medical education.

By Chris Belcher, MD|2022-08-30T14:02:01-07:00Aug 26, 2022|Approved Instructional Resources (AIR series)|

ALiEM AIR Series | Non-ACS Cardiology 2022 Module

Welcome to the AIR non-ACS cardiology Module! After carefully reviewing all relevant posts from the top 50 sites of the Social Media Index, the ALiEM AIR Team is proud to present the highest quality online content related to non-ACS cardiology emergencies in the Emergency Department. 12 blog posts met our standard of online excellence and were curated and approved for residency training by the AIR Series Board. We identified 5 AIR and 7 Honorable Mentions. We recommend programs give 6 hours (about 30 minutes per article) of III credit for this module.

AIR Stamp of Approval and Honorable Mentions

In an effort to truly emphasize the highest quality posts, we have 2 subsets of recommended resources. The AIR stamp of approval is awarded only to posts scoring above a strict scoring cut-off of ≥30 points (out of 35 total), based on our scoring instrument. The other subset is for “Honorable Mention” posts. These posts have been flagged by and agreed upon by AIR Board members as worthwhile, accurate, unbiased, and appropriately referenced despite an average score.

Take the AIR non-ACS cardiology Quiz at ALiEMU

Interested in taking the AIR quiz for fun or asynchronous (Individualized Interactive Instruction) credit? Please go to the above link. You will need to create a free, 1-time login account.

Highlighted Quality Posts: non-ACS Emergencies

Site	Article	Author	Date	Label
EMCrit	Pericardial tamponade	Josh Farkas, MD	11/10/2021	AIR
EMCrit	Monomorphic VT storm	Josh Farkas, MD	11/29/2021	AIR
EMCrit	Torsade de pointes	Josh Farkas, MD	11/22/2021	AIR
EMCrit	Bradycardia	Josh Farkas, MD	11/20/2021	AIR
EMDocs	Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Complications in the ED	Sam Rouleau, MD	11/15/2021	AIR
Peds EM morsels	Pediatric VAD	Christyn Magill, MD	25 June 2021	HM
EMCrit	Cardiogenic shock & severe LV failure	Josh Farkas, MD	11/25/2021	HM
EMCrit	Right Ventricular failure due to pulmonary hypertension	Josh Farkas, MD	8/20/2021	HM
EMCrit	Endocarditis	Josh Farkas, MD	7/4/2021	HM
EMCrit	Atrial Fibrillation (AF) & Flutter complicating critical illness	Josh Farkas, MD	2/8/2021	HM
EMDocs	Left atrial appendage closure: procedure basics, complications, and management	KC Collier, MD	12/6/2021	HM
EMDocs	Electrical cardioversion in the ED: who crashes and how to improve	Rachel Lynn Graves, MD	7/6/2021	HM

(AIR = Approved Instructional Resource; HM = Honorable Mention)

If you have any questions or comments on the AIR series, or this AIR module, please contact us! More in-depth information regarding the Social Media Index.

Thank you to the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) and the Council of EM Residency Directors (CORD) for jointly sponsoring the AIR Series! We are thrilled to partner with both on shaping the future of medical education.

By Chris Belcher, MD|2022-06-30T13:44:35-07:00Jun 13, 2022|Approved Instructional Resources (AIR series)|

ALiEM AIR Series | ACS 2022 Module

Welcome to the AIR ACS Module! After carefully reviewing all relevant posts from the top 50 sites of the Social Media Index, the ALiEM AIR Team is proud to present the highest quality online content related to ACS emergencies in the Emergency Department. 7 blog posts met our standard of online excellence and were curated and approved for residency training by the AIR Series Board. We identified 4 AIR and 3 Honorable Mentions. We recommend programs give 4 hours (about 30 minutes per article) of III credit for this module.

AIR Stamp of Approval and Honorable Mentions

In an effort to truly emphasize the highest quality posts, we have 2 subsets of recommended resources. The AIR stamp of approval is awarded only to posts scoring above a strict scoring cut-off of ≥30 points (out of 35 total), based on our scoring instrument. The other subset is for “Honorable Mention” posts. These posts have been flagged by and agreed upon by AIR Board members as worthwhile, accurate, unbiased, and appropriately referenced despite an average score.

Take the AIR ACS Quiz at ALiEMU

Interested in taking the ACS quiz for fun or asynchronous (Individualized Interactive Instruction) credit? Please go to the above link. You will need to create a free, 1-time login account.

Highlighted Quality Posts: ACS Emergencies

Site	Article	Author(s)	Date	Label
EM Cases	Reciprocal Change and Occlusion MI	Jesse McLaren, MD	10 Aug 2021	AIR
EM Cases	Wellen’s Syndrome, Re-occlusion, and MI	Jesse McLaren, MD	13 Jul 2021	AIR
EM Cases	HyperAcute T waves and Occlusion MI	Jesse McLaren, MD	4 May 2021	AIR
EM Cases	ST elevations mnemonic and Occlusion MI	Jesse McLaren, MD	12 Jan 2021	AIR
Rebel EM	The OMI/NOMI Paradigm	Salim Rezaie, MD and Tarlan Hedayati, MD	3 Oct 2021	HM
Dr. Smith’s ECG blog	Accuracy of OMI ECG findings versus STEMI criteria for diagnosis of acute OMI	Steve Smith, MD and Pendell Myers, MD	12 Apr 2021	HM
emDocs	Cocaine and ST elevation	Brannon Inman, MD and Lloyd Tannenbaum, MD	10 Dec 2020	HM

(AIR = Approved Instructional Resource; HM = Honorable Mention)

If you have any questions or comments on the AIR series, or this AIR module, please contact us! More in-depth information regarding the Social Media Index.

Thank you to the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) and the Council of EM Residency Directors (CORD) for jointly sponsoring the AIR Series! We are thrilled to partner with both on shaping the future of medical education.

By Chris Belcher, MD|2022-02-21T07:35:22-08:00Feb 21, 2022|Approved Instructional Resources (AIR series), Cardiovascular|

ALiEM AIR Series | OB/Gyn 2021 Module

Welcome to the AIR OB/Gyn Module! After carefully reviewing all relevant posts from the top 50 sites of the Social Media Index, the ALiEM AIR Team is proud to present the highest quality online content related to OB/Gyn emergencies in the Emergency Department. 8 blog posts met our standard of online excellence and were curated and approved for residency training by the AIR Series Board. We identified 2 AIR and 6 Honorable Mentions. We recommend programs give 4 hours (about 30 minutes per article) of III credit for this module.

AIR Stamp of Approval and Honorable Mentions

In an effort to truly emphasize the highest quality posts, we have 2 subsets of recommended resources. The AIR stamp of approval is awarded only to posts scoring above a strict scoring cut-off of ≥30 points (out of 35 total), based on our scoring instrument. The other subset is for “Honorable Mention” posts. These posts have been flagged by and agreed upon by AIR Board members as worthwhile, accurate, unbiased, and appropriately referenced despite an average score.

Take the AIR OB/Gyn Quiz at ALiEMU

Interested in taking the OB/Gyn quiz for fun or asynchronous (Individualized Interactive Instruction) credit? Please go to the above link. You will need to create a free, 1-time login account.

Highlighted Quality Posts: OB/Gyn Emergencies

Site	Article	Author	Date	Label
ALiEM	Doxycycline vs Azithromycin: 2020 CDC Guideline update	Kory London, MD	13 Jan 2021	AIR
emDOCs	Eclampsia in the ED	Kyrra Engle, ScM, Alessandra Della Porta,Zoe Kornberg, MD, MPH, Kasha Bornstein	24 May 2021	AIR
RebelEM	Respiratory failure and airway management in the pregnant patient	Marina Boushra, MD	31 Dec 2020	HM
RebelEM	Postpartum Hemorrhage	Anand Swaminathan, MD	11 Nov 2020	HM
emDOCs	Pelvic Ultrasound	Diana Halloran, MD and Matthew R Klein, MD, MPH	14 Jul 2021	HM
emDOCs	Disseminated Gonococcal Infection	Yenimar Ventura, MD; Muhammad Waseem, MD, MS	17 May 2021	HM
emDOCs	Non-Pregnant Vaginal Bleeding	Emily Guy, MD and Julie T. Vieth, MBChB	18 Jan 2021	HM
emDOCs	ED Evaluation and Management of Non-Obstetric Abdominal Pain in the Pregnant Patient	Marina Boushra, MD	6 Dec 2020	HM

(AIR = Approved Instructional Resource; HM = Honorable Mention)

If you have any questions or comments on the AIR series, or this AIR module, please contact us! More in-depth information regarding the Social Media Index.

Thank you to the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) and the Council of EM Residency Directors (CORD) for jointly sponsoring the AIR Series! We are thrilled to partner with both on shaping the future of medical education.

By Chris Belcher, MD|2022-02-20T00:59:09-08:00Nov 29, 2021|Approved Instructional Resources (AIR series)|

ALiEM AIR Series | Vascular 2021 Module

Welcome to the AIR Vascular Module! After carefully reviewing all relevant posts from the top 50 sites of the Social Media Index, the ALiEM AIR Team is proud to present the highest quality online content related to vascular emergencies in the Emergency Department. 9 blog posts met our standard of online excellence and were curated and approved for residency training by the AIR Series Board. We identified 3 AIR and 6 Honorable Mentions. We recommend programs give 4.5 hours (about 30 minutes per article) of III credit for this module.

AIR Stamp of Approval and Honorable Mentions

In an effort to truly emphasize the highest quality posts, we have 2 subsets of recommended resources. The AIR stamp of approval is awarded only to posts scoring above a strict scoring cut-off of ≥30 points (out of 35 total), based on our scoring instrument. The other subset is for “Honorable Mention” posts. These posts have been flagged by and agreed upon by AIR Board members as worthwhile, accurate, unbiased, and appropriately referenced despite an average score.

Take the AIR Vascular Quiz at ALiEMU

Interested in taking the Vascular quiz for fun or asynchronous (Individualized Interactive Instruction) credit? Please go to the above link. You will need to create a free, 1-time login account.

Highlighted Quality Posts: Vascular Emergencies

Site	Article	Author	Date	Label
EMDocs	Blunt CVI	Simon Sarkisian, DO and Zach Sletten, MD	4 Jan 2021	AIR
EMDocs	CVT	Tony Spadaro, MD and Kevin Scott, MD	21 Sep 2020	AIR
EMDocs	Aortic Dissection	Drew Long, MD	17 Aug 2020	AIR
EMDocs	Difficult Vascular Access	Richard Cunningham, MD and Geoffrey Comp, DO	27 Jan 2021	HM
PedsEM morsels	Traumatic Vertebral Artery Dissection	Sean Fox, MD	16 Apr 2021	HM
PedsEM morsels	Blunt CVI	Sean Fox, MD	15 Jan 2021	HM
Rebel EM	Rebel Core: Superficial Venous Thrombosis	Anand Swaminathan, MD	24 Feb 2021	HM
Rebel EM	Rebel Core: AAA	Anand Swaminathan, MD	10 Feb 2021	HM
Rebel EM	Blunt CVI	Salim Rezaie, MD	28 Dec 2020	HM

(AIR = Approved Instructional Resource; HM = Honorable Mention)

If you have any questions or comments on the AIR series, or this AIR module, please contact us! More in-depth information regarding the Social Media Index.

Thank you to the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) and the Council of EM Residency Directors (CORD) for jointly sponsoring the AIR Series! We are thrilled to partner with both on shaping the future of medical education.

By Chris Belcher, MD|2022-02-20T00:59:45-08:00Sep 26, 2021|Approved Instructional Resources (AIR series)|

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AIR Stamp of Approval and Honorable Mentions

Highlighted Quality Posts: Cutaneous Emergencies

AIR Stamp of Approval and Honorable Mentions

Highlighted Quality Posts: Neurological Emergencies

AIR Stamp of Approval and Honorable Mentions

Highlighted Quality Posts: CVA Emergencies

AIR Stamp of Approval and Honorable Mentions

Highlighted Quality Posts: non-ACS Emergencies

AIR Stamp of Approval and Honorable Mentions

Highlighted Quality Posts: ACS Emergencies

AIR Stamp of Approval and Honorable Mentions

Highlighted Quality Posts: OB/Gyn Emergencies

AIR Stamp of Approval and Honorable Mentions

Highlighted Quality Posts: Vascular Emergencies