Clinical Challenge: An Underdiagnosed Cause of Resistant Hypertension
Once thought to be rare, the prevalence of primary aldosteronism is estimated to be 5% to 17%, although the condition remains underdiagnosed.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Clinical Challenge: Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, and Nausea
A woman in her mid-40s presents to the emergency department with a history of nausea and pleuritic-like chest pain. Can you make the diagnosis?
Case Study: Generalized Epigastric Pain and Syncope
A woman in her mid-50s presents to the emergency department with a history of nonradiating epigastric pain that began 36 hours ago. The patient notes that the pain has become more generalized. Can you make the diagnosis?
Clinical Challenge: Bilateral Blurry Vision
A man in his late 40s comes to the emergency department with a complaint of blurry vision that lasted for approximately 20 minutes before returning to normal. The loss of focused vision affected both eyes. Can you make the diagnosis?
The “Weekend Effect” in Cardiac Emergency Outcomes
Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula, MD, and Ibrahim Sultan, MD, discuss the relationship between the weekend effect and poor prognosis following cardiac emergencies.
The Pros and Cons of Medical Cannabis: Current Evidence
The widespread use of cannabis and the public perception that it is harmless make screening and patient counseling a priority.
PA Profile: Emergency Medicine Expert Lamont Hunter, MPH, PA-C
Meet emergency medicine clinician Lamont Hunter, MPH, PA-C, who practices at a level 1 trauma center and is president of SEMPA.
Clinical Challenge: Traumatic Eye Injury
A 22-year-old man is brought to the emergency department for the management of facial trauma sustained during an assault at a nightclub.
Clinical Challenge: Elbow Pain and Numbness in Fingers
A 40-year-old man reports pain in his right elbow and numbness in his right pinky and ring fingers. What is your diagnosis?
This Emergency Physician Splits Her Time Between Medicine and Social Justice
Java Tunson, an emergency medicine physician in Washington state, got into healthcare to create a meaningful impact in her patients’ lives—not to take on the systemic racism that permeates the field. But after noticing that underrepresented minority doctors were almost entirely absent in her resident classes, Tunson felt compelled to act. She co-launched a pilot…
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