- Written by Ethan Abbott
On Wednesday, May 23, four emergency medicine residency programs battled for the championship title in the second annual Bronx SIMWARS. Residents from Jacobi/Montefiore, St. John’s Riverside, Lincoln, and SBH all participated with the Jacobi/Montefiore team taking home the win this year. This year’s scenarios were especially challenging as residents were faced with managing a simulated …
- Written by Ethan Abbott
Toxicology Literature of Note See references at the end of post Hydrogen sulfide is a toxin often associated with sewers (smells like rotten eggs) and leads to death rapidly. There is concern that it could be used as a weapon, and unfortunately there is no antidote. This proof of concept study looks at the use …
- Written by Ethan Abbott
For this week’s question: A 25 yo male with no PMH presents the SBH ED 2 with a painful “spider bite” on his left arm that has been present for 3 days. The patient reports pain, redness, and swelling at the site. He has attempted to open up the lesion with a needle, but without …
- Written by Jakub Bartnik
A 88 year old female presents to the emergency department with abdominal pain and general malaise. She describes the pain as epigastric and a little in the back. She denies any vomiting. Realizing that pathology sometimes presents atypically in the elderly, you perform a RUQ ultrasound. This is what you see: Other than noticing …