Washington University Emergency Medicine Journal Club– April 20th, 2023 Vingnette: You are working a shift in EM-2 one weekend when you encounter Mr. S, a right-handed 38-year old man with no significant past medical history who presents with right wrist pain. He had had a few drinks the previous evening to celebrate his birthday and […]
Acetazolamide for Decompensated CHF
Washington University Emergency Medicine Journal Club– February 23rd, 2022 Vingnette: You are working a steady shift in EM-2 one Friday afternoon when you encounter Mr. X, a 50-year-old gentleman with a history of congestive heart failure who presents with 2 days of worsening bilateral lower extremity edema, dyspnea on exertion, and orthopnea. He reports compliance […]
Aggressive vs. Moderate Fluid Resuscitation in Pancreatitis
Washington University Emergency Medicine Journal Club– November 2022 Vignette You are moonlighting in a large community hospital ED one afternoon when youencounter Ms. Y, a pleasant 50-year-old woman with a history of hypertension,hyperlipidemia, and alcohol use disorder. She is complaining of about 12 hours ofepigastric abdominal pain that does not radiate, with associated nausea andnonbloody […]
The Hestia Score & Outpatient Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism
Washington University Emergency Medicine Journal Club– January 18th, 2023 Vignette You are moonlighting in a large community hospital ED one afternoon when you encounter Mr. X, a pleasant 68-year-old man with a history of non-small cell lung cancer on chemotherapy, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus. He complains of sudden-onset left-sided pleuritic chest pain and dyspnea. He […]
Trans-esophageal ECHO in Cardiac Arrest
Washington University Emergency Medicine Journal Club – September 22nd, 2022 Vignette: You are working a shift in TCC when you get a pager about a 68-year-old gentleman with a history of atrial fibrillation who was found pulseless after passing out during his weekly golf game. Bystander CPR was initiated and upon EMS arrival his first rhythm […]
The Canadian Syncope Risk Score
Washington University Emergency Medicine Journal Club– October 19th, 2022 Vignette Ms. Jones is a70-year-old female with a history of HTN and type II DM who presents to the ED after a syncopal event which occurred 30 minutes prior to arrival. The event was witnessed by the patient’s husband who states she had collapsed soon after […]
Stroke Care and Thrombolysis: Historical Perspective from Wash U EM and Local Leaders (Links to an external site)
St. Louis program keeping mental health crises from resulting in jail, hospital stays, officials say (Links to an external site)
Dr. Chandra Aubin Receives AWN Mentorship Award
Dr. Chandra Aubin was recognized at the quarterly Academic Women’s Network (AWN) meeting on 12/1/2021 for her ongoing dedication to the mentorship of individuals and their academic and professional growth in medicine. Through clever engagement, witty interpersonal interactions, and a genuine compassion for the day to day challenges faced by young professionals she has developed […]