Dump the Myths, Not the Milk: Medication and Imaging Considerations for Lactating Patients in the Emergency Department
The challenges in lactation are often compounded by outdated beliefs held by clinicians. Most of the medications we administer in the emergency department (ED) do not warrant any interruption in expression or feeding of breastmilk. Most imaging we perform in the ED is safe in the lactating patient and likewise does not need interruption. Let us convince you to trash the phrase, “Pump and Dump” in the ED. Most medications commonly given in the [+]
SAEM Clinical Images Series: A Grain of Sand… or Something More Sinister?
A 54-year-old male with a history of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus presented with one day [+]
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Sleeping with the Fishes
What recreationally used substance has been dispensed in this fish-shaped dropper? Amyl nitrite Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) Heroin Ketamine [Author’s own image] [+]
SAEM Clinical Images Series: Modern Pirate
The patient is a 72-year-old male with multiple medical problems who presents to the Emergency Department complaining of dyspnea on exertion. [+]
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Blue to the Rescue
The medication shown in the image is used to treat which type of toxic exposure? Beryllium Cadmium Cesium Iron [Image from Saalebaer via Wikimedia Commons] [+]
Victoria Soewarna, MD
SAEM Clinical Images Series: Modern Pirate
The patient is a 72-year-old male with multiple medical problems who presents to the Emergency Department complaining of dyspnea on exertion. [+]
SAEM Clinical Images Series: A Mucous Membrane Mystery
The patient is a healthy 14-year-old male without past medical history who presents to the Emergency Department with [+]
SAEM Clinical Images Series: An Unusual Appearing Umbilicus
The patient is a 70-year-old female with a remote history of breast [+]
EM Match Advice 49: 5 Keys to Crush Your EM Residency Interview
It’s fall, which means goofy costumes, crisp apples, pumpkin spice latte, and the official start of the Residency Recruitment Season! Programs are furiously reviewing your applications right now, and this is a perfect time for you to start thinking about interviews. In this episode, Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Stanford University EM Program Director) provides insider tips on 5 things that you can do now to be prepared to crush your interviews! 1. Consider Your Strategy [+]
EM Match Advice 44: Approaching your EM sub-internship clerkship – “Just gotta roll with it”
Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (podcast host and Stanford University PD) and Dr. Michelle Lin (ALiEM Founder/UCSF) are joined by Dr. Jessica Bod (Yale University Clerkship Director and 2024 CDEM Clerkship Director of the [+]
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 [+]
EM Match Advice 43: EM Program Directors Reflect on the 2024 Match
Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (podcast host and Stanford University PD) and Dr. Michelle Lin (ALiEM Founder/UCSF) are joined by Dr. Abra Fant (Northwestern PD) in this discussion reflecting on the 2024 Match results, [+]
The Fall of FOAM
The landscape of emergency medicine and critical care (EM/CC) blogs and podcasts has changed dramatically over the past 20 years. The number of free, open-access EM/CC blogs and podcasts has plummeted. As reported by Lin and colleagues in JMIR Education (2022), these sites decreased in number from 183 in 2014 to just 109 this year– a drop of 40.1% [1]. via GIPHY This comes after a period of rapid growth of these educational resources [+]
Holiday Gift Guide for ALiEM Readers: Top 7 Favorite Level-Up Gear
The difference between a great shift in the Emergency Department and a frustrating one can sometimes be attributable to having the right gear or peri-shift routine. Listed are the top 6 "level-up" tools, [+]
Holiday Gift Guide for ALiEM Readers: Top 7 Favorite Books
With the holiday season rapidly approaching, we polled the ALiEM team on favorite books to buy for yourself or a fellow healthcare provider. Many of us try to make time to read in [+]
How I Work Smarter: Mark Ramzy, DO EMT-P
One word that best describes how you work? Focused Current mobile device Samsung Galaxy S20 Computer Samsung Notebook 9 What is something you are working on now? Ultrasound Teaching Curriculum (both image [+]
