Practical Emergency Medicine

In 2019, 1.4 billion people traveled worldwide - compared to 25 mil in 1950. This is a review of more frequent ilness and and prevention

Malaria is the most deadly vector-borne human disease in the world. Although typically tropical, more cases have been reported in US & Eu

Practice Essentials Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), a hallucinogen that is also known as an entactogen (“to touch within” [1] ), is one...

Practice Essentials Chlorinated hydrocarbon (organochlorine) insecticides, solvents, and fumigants are widely used around the world. This...

Practice Essentials Organophosphate (OP) compounds are a diverse group of chemicals used in both domestic and industrial settings....

Background Peritonitis is defined as an inflammation of the serosal membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and the organs contained...

Background Exfoliative dermatitis (ED) is a definitive term that refers to a scaling erythematous dermatitis involving 90% or more of the...

Practice Essentials Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (see the image below) is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections...

Practice Essentials Status asthmaticus is considered a medical emergency. It is the extreme form of an asthma exacerbation that can...

Practice Essentials Hemolysis is the premature destruction of erythrocytes. A hemolytic anemia will develop if bone marrow activity...