The physical exam has changed, let’s admit it. In what ways? Let’s compare the old school and new school physical exams and see how things have changed in just a matter of a few generations.
Old school: the general examNew school: whole-body CET
Old school: heart exam including assessment of JVD and peripheral...
Exciting news abounds for those who believe that ambulances are large taxis with fancy lights and sounds. In spring 2020 the new ride-share app ‘Riding on shared cabs,’ known as ROSC for short, is going live!
EMT-turned-ROSC-CEO Mr. Lance shared during an exclusive interview, “A ton of individuals use ambulances as...
TORONTO, ONTARIO – Dr. Thurow, veteran emergency physician at Tertiary Hospital has been credited with developing a revolutionary test that is redefining what it means to practice emergency medicine: the extended walk test or eWALK.
Dr. Thurow recalls the case that inspired development of this advanced physical exam maneuver....
SPOKANE, WA – Sometimes you have to think outside the box. That’s exactly what a rapid response team did this morning: In a last ditch effort to prevent intubation, the team has cranked up their patient’s nasal cannula to 4,000 liters/minute.
“The patient is hypoxemic but placing an endotracheal tube ain’t...
NEW HAVEN, CT – Finding herself underdressed & underprepared for this torrential downpour of admissions and cross-cover calls, third-year medicine resident and self-diagnosed black cloud Nirali Patel is now begging the on-call meteorologist for help.
“This isn’t even a black cloud, this is a black hurricane!”...
ATLANTA, GA – In the same way patients can be progressively difficult sticks from the venous standpoint, the same holds true for their arteries. Thankfully one determined ICU resident didn’t let this stop her as she was able to emergently and successfully place an arterial line into the circle of Willis.
“Only one word...
ER STATION – All aboard! Health care professionals, have your tickets and IDs in hand as you get ready to step aboard the Hot Mess Express! This is the Hot Mess Express #4139 at ER Station making 12 stops with final destination ICU City!
This express train makes the following stops: Altered Mental Station, Los Chest Pain, The Twin...
In what is being called a major wake-up call for the Emergency Medicine community, a groundbreaking study published in The Washington Journal of Emergency Medicine found that the efficacy of turkey sandwiches in convincing frequent fliers to discharge against medical advice is down 40% from previous studies. This phenomena of turkey...
December 17th, 201906In what started as a joke by the senior emergency medicine residents at Hospital Woeisme, Baby Yoda memes posted around the ED have had an astonishing and unexpected impact on patient behavior.
Baby Yoda, the beloved 50-year young version of the Jedi Yoda from Star Wars spin-off TV show The Mandalorian, has quickly become a celebrity in...
Dr. Dahle, otherwise known as The White Coat Investor, who is well known among the medical community as the authority when it comes to personal finance among healthcare professionals, has some bad news to announce. His wife of 19 years has decided to finally leave him for a man who took her out to Applebees.
“I couldn’t...
