EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Care of the Pediatric Patient

Apr 7, 2026 by in EMERGENCY MEDICINE Comments Off on Care of the Pediatric Patient
Key Concepts • Patterns of illness and injury vary by age, and a number of anatomic and physiologic characteristics affect the presentation and management of pediatric emergencies. • A basic…
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Pediatric Sedation and Analgesia

Apr 7, 2026 by in EMERGENCY MEDICINE Comments Off on Pediatric Sedation and Analgesia
Key Concepts • Patients of all ages experience pain, including infants, neonates, and premature babies. • Oligoanalgesia, the inadequate treatment of pain, has many short-term and long-term consequences: worse patient…
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Human Trafficking

Apr 7, 2026 by in EMERGENCY MEDICINE Comments Off on Human Trafficking
Key Concepts • Labor and sex trafficking involve the exploitation of a person for labor or commercial sex, respectively, affecting up to 25 million persons worldwide. • Human smuggling, a…
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Human Trafficking

Apr 7, 2026 by in EMERGENCY MEDICINE Comments Off on Human Trafficking
Key Concepts • Labor and sex trafficking involve the exploitation of a person for labor or commercial sex, respectively, affecting up to 25 million persons worldwide. • Human smuggling, a…
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14:5:10 – Tendinopathy and Bursitis

Apr 6, 2026 by in EMERGENCY MEDICINE Comments Off on 14:5:10 – Tendinopathy and Bursitis
Tendinopathy Foundations Background and Importance Tendons are collagenous, dynamic structures that connect muscle to bone. They transmit forces originating in muscles to bone by stiffening, thereby enabling joint motion. Key…
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14:5:12 – Musculoskeletal Back Pain

Apr 6, 2026 by in EMERGENCY MEDICINE Comments Off on 14:5:12 – Musculoskeletal Back Pain
Key Concepts • Most patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with back pain have uncomplicated musculoskeletal pain that is self-resolving with conservative therapy and does not require imaging. •…
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14:1:28 – Forensic Emergency Medicine

Apr 6, 2026 by in EMERGENCY MEDICINE Comments Off on 14:1:28 – Forensic Emergency Medicine
Key Concepts • Knowledge of wound mechanics, production, and appearance can provide practicing emergency clinicians with important clues regarding the forensic interpretations of injuries. • Wounds and injuries should be…
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