There is a wide variation in practice, particularly in obtaining neuro-imaging in patients presenting with vertigo. Many patients are imaged and subjected to a longer length of stay, and on the other side of the coin, some patients with serious pathology fall through the cracks. The authors of this study set out to create a risk score to apply to patients who present to the ED with vertigo which would identify the patients at risk for serious pathology (which they defined as stroke, TIA, vertebral artery dissection, or brain tumor).

This complication of blunt facial trauma is nothing to turn your nose up at! Join us as we review relevant anatomy and walk through the management of nasal septal hematomas.

Join us as we “knock out” an outline for the evaluation and management of patients presenting to the ED with a concussion. Dr. Arnold highlights the importance of thorough discharge instructions and strict return precautions.

Have newly elevated LFTs and need to know if you should image that patient? Is there a role for NAC? Steroids? Join Drs Arnold and Wilson as they walk through the latest evidence in the management of Acute Liver Failure

Spring has sprung... and so have many species of toxic plants! Poison centers across the United States receive over 100,000 reports of exposures to toxic plants annually. It is often difficult for Emergency Medicine providers to determine the quantity and time of exposure. Plant identification presents another challenge, and can even require the input of a botanist. Now that is an interesting consult! Thankfully, some of the more common and/or dangerous plant poisonings have been well-categorized, and are summarized in this post.