SAEM Clinical Images Series: Green Foot
The patient is a 59-year-old male with a history of prior DVT, atrial fibrillation, HTN, alcohol use and COPD who presents to the Emergency Department with chest pain, dyspnea, and left lower extremity swelling and pain. He had a prior hospital admission two weeks ago for leg swelling and cellulitis. He was previously prescribed oral gentamicin and topical mupirocin for concerns of foot infection, which he [+]
SAEM Clinical Images Series: Leg Rash
A 42-year-old male with no significant medical problems presented to the Emergency Department with a 5-week history of abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea. He [+]
ACMT Visual Pearl: Necrosis in the Name of Anticoagulation
What anticoagulant medication can cause these skin changes? Apixaban Heparin Rivaroxaban Warfarin [Image courtesy of Herbert Fred, MD and Hendrik van Dijk via Wikimedia Commons] [+]
ALiEM AIR Series | OBGYN Module (2025)
Welcome to the AIR OBGYN Module! After carefully reviewing all relevant posts in the past 12 months from the top 50 sites of the Digital Impact Factor [1], the ALiEM AIR [+]
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl – Master of Deceit
What venomous marine animal is pictured? Fire coral Lionfish Sea urchin Stonefish [Image from Rapheal Duprat via Wikimedia] [+]
Andrew Scott, MD
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
SAEM Clinical Images Series: First a Splash and then a Rash
The patient is a 25-year-old female with no significant past medical history [+]
SAEM Clinical Images Series: Tongue Twisters
The patient is a 68-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension who presents to the Emergency Department for evaluation of tongue swelling. The patient reports that [+]
Opportunities for Naltrexone: AUD and the Emergency Department
Take-Home Point: Naltrexone is a safe and effective medication for patients with alcohol use disorder that can improve morbidity by decreasing alcohol intake, and most importantly, can be initiated in the emergency [+]
Hot off the press: Bridge to EM curriculum (2nd edition) released
It has been 3 years since the 8-week, self-guided Bridge to Emergency Medicine (EM) curriculum was launched to help graduating medical students prepare for EM residency. The curriculum has been viewed over 43,000 times and we have awarded over 5,000 ALiEMU course certificates. It is now a part of many residency programs' intern boot camp. Launching the 2nd edition of Bridge to EM (2024) We are thrilled to announce that we launching the second [+]
How I Educate Series: Geoff Comp, DO
This week’s How I Educate post features Dr. Geoff Comp, the Associate Program Director at Creighton University School of Medicine/Valleywise Health Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Comp spends all of his [+]
How I Educate: Graham Snyder, MD
This week’s How I Educate post features Dr. Graham Snyder, the Associate Program Director at the University of North Carolina and Director of Education for WakeMed Health and Hospitals. Dr. Snyder spends [+]
How I Educate Series: Guy Carmelli, MD
This week's How I Educate post features Dr. Guy Carmelli, who is an Assistant Professor at UMass Medical School and co-leader of their EM Sub-I rotation. Dr. Carmelli spends approximately 80% of [+]
How I Work Smarter: Gus M. Garmel, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
One word that best describes how you work? Compassionately Current mobile device iPhone Computer MacMini What is something you are working on now? Multiple projects, presently Microaggressions & Civility in the Workplace, Communication and Success in EM, and Coaching/Mentoring in EM. How did you come up with this Idea/Project? These are important topics; not a lot of information is available about these topics related specifically to EM despite the need. What’s your office workspace [+]
Little Big Med Podcast: Gender Equity in Medicine
It’s time to talk about gender equity in medicine. Significant gender disparities exist in both healthcare institutions and professional societies. These disparities persist even in fields that are predominantly female, such as pediatrics. [+]
Banishing Busy: Part 2
Medical professionals are busy people and exist in a constant state of “being busy.” How do we resolve chronic “busy-ness”? How do we manage our time effectively? In her recent talk at the [+]
Banishing Busy: Part 1
Medical professionals are busy people and exist in a constant state of “being busy.” How do we resolve chronic “busy-ness”? How do we manage our time effectively? In [+]
