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Case Report: Thunderclap!
Case Presentation A 36-year-old female presented to the emergency department for evaluation of a headache. The patient's only medical history included anxiety and an uncomplicated childbirth three months prior. Three hours prior to arrival, the patient was going about...
Poison Control: 2021 Brodifacoum-Contaminated Synthetic Cannabinoid Outbreak: Overview of Identification and Management of the Exposed Patient
What happened during the 2021 brodifacoum outbreak? In December 2021, patients started presenting to emergency departments across Hillsborough County with profound and persistent coagulopathies in which standard treatments were inadequate. It was later determined that...
Patient Misconceptions about Buprenorphine Induction for Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department
The Emergency Department (ED) can serve as an access point for patients to initiate medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) with buprenorphine. Expanding ED MOUD programs increases retention in opioid use disorder (OUD) addiction services and decreases overdose...
Social Emergency Medicine: Naloxone out of the ED and into the Community
Background Recent events, including the tragic rash of opioid overdose deaths in Broward County, FL, have highlighted the continued toll that the opioid epidemic has on communities and healthcare systems across the state of Florida. Opioid overdoses remain an epidemic...
Heart Attacks in the Younger Population: A Case of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection
The Case A 37-year-old female, G1P1 and one week postpartum via C-section, was brought to the emergency department by EMS after having a near-syncopal event at home. The patient reported she was feeding her newborn when she suddenly felt lightheaded and almost passed...
Spring 2022: USF at Tampa General
Greetings from the EM family here at USF/TGH. First off, we were so excited following this year’s match. We cannot wait to be able to personally welcome all our new amazing interns into the EM family here. It was a tough year battling COVID, but we were so happy to be...
Spring 2022: UF Gainesville
Greetings from UF Gainesville! We closed another virtual interview season and are thrilled to announce that we successfully matched 14 new PGY-1s! From Wisconsin to Virginia to our own backyard here at UF, we are excited to welcome another exceptional class. With the...
Spring 2022: UCF/HCA Ocala
The new year in Ocala has kicked off to a very exciting start! We are thrilled to announce our faculty position changes, including the promotions of Program Director, Dr. Michael Falgiani, and Assistant Program Director, Dr. Samyr Elbadri, and our newest core faculty...
Spring 2022: HCA St. Lucie Medical Center
Happy spring from all of us here at St. Lucie! I’m sure we’re not the only ones to be happy to have the ITE out of the way for this year. It’s been nice not to have that ever-present day in February looming over our shoulders. In-person learning has continued, and we...
Spring 2022: Orange Park Medical Center
As our academic year comes to a close, we’re excited to see our first class of residents transition to being attendings. Our current PGY-3 class has lined up solid jobs in seven states (Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas), including...
