When I was rotating through the emergency department on my sub-I’s as a medical student, I remember the differential diagnosis being heavily emphasized throughout, often in the form of the…

A little over a year ago I was lucky enough to write a post for CriticalCareNow.com on the bougie which can be found here. A more detailed version of this…

As originally published in EM Resident magazine. Endotracheal intubation is one of the most high-stakes and critical procedures we as emergency physicians perform; one study found that 4.2% of Emergency…

Post Authors: Anisa Mughal, MD (PGY-2) and Kevin Drechsel, MD (Attending, Mayo Clinic-Phoenix) CC: Shortness of breath HPI: This patient was a 61-year-old male with a history of epilepsy and…

Post Author: Anisa Mughal, MD, PGY-2 History and Physical Examination: A 28-year-old male with a history of renal tubular acidosis and urinary retention presents with 4 days of lethargy and…

Part 4: Can we have one without the other? First to consider is the problem common to both principal types of video laryngoscopes, the standard geometry and hyperangulated blades. If…

Part 3: Can we be competent at both? As alluded to previously, direct laryngoscopy, standard-geometry or Macintosh (CMAC) video laryngoscopy, and hyperangulated (GlideScope) video laryngoscopy are all distinct devices, with…

Part 2: Who is the King of First-Pass Success?             In our last post, we saw that the NEAR III data suggested video laryngoscopy increases first pass success, although there…

“I will unequivocally state that it is wrong for people to practice direct laryngoscopy in 2012.”  — Ron Walls on EMRAP September 2012 Awfully harsh words from the man who…

As originally published in EM Resident. A recent retrospective review analyzing a group of academic, community and free-standing EDs published in JACEP Open showed that emergency physicians performed a median…

Here at ‘Copa, our ED is divided into the “Front” and the “Back.” The stable(ish) patients will go to the back of the ED, since they (relatively) have time to…

Ever since the BEAM (Bougie Use in Emergency Airway Management) trial was published in JAMA in 2018, the use of the bougie has become increasingly mainstream.1 Some of the advantages of using…

As originally published at emDOCS.net. Authors: Richard J. Cunningham, MD (@HappyDays_EM, EM Resident Physician, Creighton/Maricopa Emergency Medicine Residency, Phoenix, AZ) and Geoffrey Comp, DO (@gbcomp, EM Attending, Creighton/Maricopa Emergency Medicine…