Disaster Planning
Disaster planning must be a cooperative effort. Every jurisdiction should plan for mass casualty incidents and disasters.
Could a Fungal Infection Cause a Future Pandemic?
We are normally exposed to many fungi, but if our immune system is adequate, it may not go beyond on inmunosuppression (cancer, HIV)
Thromboembolism in Pregnancy
Pregnancy increases the risk of VTE 4- to 5-fold over that in the nonpregnant state.The two manifestations of VTE are DVP and PE.
Heat Stroke
Practice Essentials Heat illness may be viewed as a continuum of illnesses relating to the body's inability to cope with heat. It...
Ritonavir-Boosted Nirmatrelvir (Paxlovid)
Nirmatrelvir is an orally bioavailable protease inhibitor that is active against MPRO, a viral protease that plays an essential role in...
Hyponatremia in Emergency Medicine
Practice Essentials Serum sodium concentration and serum osmolarity normally are maintained under precise control by homeostatic...
Anaphylaxis
Practice Essentials Anaphylaxis is an acute, potentially fatal, multiorgan system reaction caused by the release of chemical mediators...
Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma
Introduction Traumatic injury is the leading cause of death among individuals younger than 45 years old [1]. Eighty percent of traumatic...
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Practice Essentials Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is defined as illness caused by a novel coronavirus called severe acute...
Viral Encephalitis
Background Clinically relevant involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) by viruses is an uncommon event, considering the...
