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Wellness Books For Medical Students

We recently asked FOAMed family! Dear #FOAMed family. Which books are you recommending for medical students for wellness, wellbeing, life-work balance? @umanamd @EM_Educator @amalmattu @srrezaie

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Wellness Cards

We share the wellness cards including ACEP Wellness Recommendations. Also Read! Wellness Week Dear students! This week is exceptional for all emergency medicine … iEM

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Wellness Week

Dear students! This week is exceptional for all emergency medicine professionals. EMERGENCY MEDICINE WELLNESS WEEK (EMWW). EMWW is created by ACEP to remind emergency physicians

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What Was Hot In March?

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Wellness Books For Medical Students

We recently asked FOAMed family! Dear #FOAMed family. Which books are you recommending for medical students for wellness, wellbeing, life-work balance? @umanamd @EM_Educator @amalmattu @srrezaie

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Wellness Cards

We share the wellness cards including ACEP Wellness Recommendations. Also Read! Wellness Week Dear students! This week is exceptional for all emergency medicine … iEM

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Wellness Week

Dear students! This week is exceptional for all emergency medicine professionals. EMERGENCY MEDICINE WELLNESS WEEK (EMWW). EMWW is created by ACEP to remind emergency physicians

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What Was Hot In March?

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ICEM2020

Dr. Edgardo Menendez and Dr. Gonzalo Camargo present ICEM2020 and invite medical students to the Buenos Aires, Argentina. ICEM2020 – Invitation – English ICEM2020 –

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What Was Hot In March?

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Airway Tips by Manrique Umana

Dr. Manrique Umana from Costa Rica presented a fantastic lecture during the 30th Emergency Medicine Conference of Mexican Society in Cancun/Mexico. Every emergency physician should

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iEM in Mexico!

Mexico is one of the leading countries which using the iEM platform in 2018 and 2019. Therefore, iEM is invited to the 30th conference of

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Stabbing LLQ Pain

A 19-year-old female presents to the emergency department (ED) complaining of 48 hours of worsening, stabbing left lower quadrant abdominal pain. The patient notes an

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What Was Hot In February?

Communication is the key!

Reflections by Vijay Nagpal and Bret A. Nicks While many believe the environment of care is the greatest limiting factor as opposed to quality communication,

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Welcome!

International Emergency Medicine (iEM) Education Project is an international, non-profit project aiming to promote emergency medicine and provide free, reusable educational content for medical students and educators. All shared

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Shock

by Maryam AlBadwawi Introduction Shock, in simple terms, is a reduced circulatory blood flow state within the body. The inadequate circulation deprives the tissues of its

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Chest Pain

by Asaad S Shujaa Introduction Chest pain is one of the most common symptoms presented in the emergency department (ED), and it is worrisome because

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Poisonings

by Harajeshwar Kohli and Ziad Kazzi Case An 18-year-old, previously healthy female, presents to the Emergency Department with nausea, vomiting, and tremors. She states 45

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Abdominal Pain

by Shaza Karrar Case Presentation A 39-year-old female presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of right-lower-quadrant (RLQ) pain; pain duration was for 1-day, associated

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List of Sections and Chapters

International Emergency Medicine Education Project’s ebook is “iEM for Medical Students/Interns.” It currently consist of 106 chapters written by 133 international contributors. Emergency physicians, residents,

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Stabbing LLQ Pain

A 19-year-old female presents to the emergency department (ED) complaining of 48 hours of worsening, stabbing left lower quadrant abdominal pain. The patient notes an

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44% Female Contributors in iEM

62 out of 142 contributors are female professionals. iEM Education Project We have 62 female contributors (emergency medicine doctor, resident, intern, medical student) out of

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My Road to Emergency Medicine

Helene Morakis Vice-President of the International Student Association of Emergency Medicine MS4 at Queen’s School of Medicine Incoming EM resident at the University of British

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What Was Hot In February?

Communication is the key!

Reflections by Vijay Nagpal and Bret A. Nicks While many believe the environment of care is the greatest limiting factor as opposed to quality communication,

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Welcome!

International Emergency Medicine (iEM) Education Project is an international, non-profit project aiming to promote emergency medicine and provide free, reusable educational content for medical students and educators. All shared

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Shock

by Maryam AlBadwawi Introduction Shock, in simple terms, is a reduced circulatory blood flow state within the body. The inadequate circulation deprives the tissues of its

Read More »

Chest Pain

by Asaad S Shujaa Introduction Chest pain is one of the most common symptoms presented in the emergency department (ED), and it is worrisome because

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Poisonings

by Harajeshwar Kohli and Ziad Kazzi Case An 18-year-old, previously healthy female, presents to the Emergency Department with nausea, vomiting, and tremors. She states 45

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Abdominal Pain

by Shaza Karrar Case Presentation A 39-year-old female presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of right-lower-quadrant (RLQ) pain; pain duration was for 1-day, associated

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List of Sections and Chapters

International Emergency Medicine Education Project’s ebook is “iEM for Medical Students/Interns.” It currently consist of 106 chapters written by 133 international contributors. Emergency physicians, residents,

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Acute Red Eye

By Daniel Flather – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link Red Eye chapter written by David Wood from USA is just uploaded to the Website!

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The Red Eye

by David Brian Wood   Case Presentation A 27-year-old female with no past medical problems presents to the emergency room complaining of 2 days of

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A Child With Fever

by Jabeen Fayyaz Case Presentation A 2-month-old female child was brought in with a history of cough and fever for 2 days. As per mother,

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ICH

Intracranial Hemorrhage chapter written by Nur-Ain Nadir and Matthew Smetana from USA is just uploaded to the Website! Read “Intracranial Hemorrhage”

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Intracranial Hemorrhage

by Nur-Ain Nadir and Matthew Smetana   Case Presentation As you start your 3rd night shift in a row, paramedics bring in a 70-year-old female

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Seizure

by Feriyde Caliskan Tur   Introduction The seizure is a frequent neurologic emergency in the emergency department (ED), accounting for 1-2% of all emergency department

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Epiglottitis chapter –

Case courtesy of Dr Maxime St-Amant, Radiopaedia.org. From the case rID: 26840 Epiglottitis chapter written by Kuan Win Sen from Singapore is just uploaded to

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Epiglottitis

by Kuan Win Sen   Case Presentation A 62-year-old man presents to the ambulatory area of the emergency department complaining of sore throat, fever, and chills.

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Acute Sinusitis

Case courtesy of Dr Bruno Di Muzio, Radiopaedia.org. From the case rID: 31870 Sinusitis chapter written by Katja Žalman and Gregor Prosen from Slovenia is

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Sinusitis

by Katja Žalman and Gregor Prosen   Introduction Sinusitis is one of the most common infections treated by emergency physicians and affects about 1 in 8

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Sepsis

by Emilie J. Calvello Hynes   Introduction and Definitions In the last 20 years, the collective understanding of sepsis care has gone through a major

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Red urine

In case you didn’t encounter a construction worker who presented with high voltage electrical injury today! Go To “Burns” Chapter iEM Education Project Team uploads many clinical picture and videos to the Flickr and YouTube. These images are free to use in education. You can also support this global EM

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Core Topics for EM Clerkship

Core EM clerkship topics recommended by SAEM are ready for students. Feel free to read or listen. And, do not forget to share with your colleagues or students. Sharing is caring!

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Electrical injury

In case you didn’t encounter electrical injury today! The above picture shows entry wounds of electrical injury. One of the important hints is DO NOT DELAY TO TAKE OFF RINGS for any hand injury! The above picture shows exit wounds of the same patient. iEM Education Project Team uploads many

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Need a chest tube or not?

Go To “Respiratory Distress” Chapter Go To “Pneumothorax” Chapter Go To “Multiple Trauma” Chapter Go To “Chest Pain” Chapter iEM Education Project Team uploads many clinical picture and videos to the Flickr and YouTube. These images are free to use in education. You can also support this global EM education

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Drowning

by Ana Spehonja Case Presentation A 6-year-old previously healthy male was brought to the emergency department (ED) after he fell into a freshwater lake while playing on the dock. Eyewitnesses found his body floating face down in the water. He was unaccounted for 10-15 minutes. They started basic life support

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Heat Illness

by Abdulaziz Al Mulaik   Case Presentation A 57-year-old male is brought to the emergency department by EMS during Hajj. The patient as stated by the paramedics was “found face down” in the street under direct sunlight, where outside temperature is 45°C. Initial vitals are BP: 91/55, HR 130 .

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Acute Ischemic Stroke

by Fatih Büyükcam Introduction Patients with stroke present with sudden onset of paresis, sensory deficits, visual loss or visual field defects, diplopia, dysarthria, facial droop, ataxia, vertigo, aphasia and altered mental status. These symptoms and signs may be seen alone or in combination. Acute ischemic stroke is a type of

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Hyperthermia

by Puneet Sharma   Introduction Hyperthermia is elevated body temperature. It generally due to failed thermoregulation which occurs when a body produces or absorbs more heat than it disseminates. Extreme temperature elevation then becomes a medical emergency requiring immediate treatment to prevent disability or death. Temperature greater than 37.5–38.3 °C (99.5–100.9 °F)

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Choque

Selene Larrazolo Carrasco Traducción Jesus Daniel Lopez Tapia Olinda Giselle Garza Saenz Editor de Traducción Maryam AlBadwawi Autor Introducción Choque en términos simples es un estado de reducción del flujo circulatorio dentro del cuerpo; esta circulación inadecuada provoca deprivación del oxígeno y nutrientes esenciales a los tejidos. La mitocondria es

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AMS and right side weakness

In case you didn’t encounter acute altered mental status and right side weakness today! Read “Acute Ischemic Stroke” iEM Education Project Team uploads many clinical picture and videos to the Flickr and YouTube. These images are free to use in education. You can also support this global EM education initiative

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Swallowed Coin

In case you didn’t encounter a 6-year-old patient who swallowed a coin today! iEM Education Project Team uploads many clinical picture and videos to the Flickr and YouTube. These images are free to use in education. You can also support this global EM education initiative by providing your resources. Sharing is caring!

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Data Gathering

by Chew Keng Sheng   Introduction Although a medical student has always been taught to take a comprehensive history and a complete physical examination from

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Medical Professionalism

Medical Professionalism chapter written by Amila Punyadasa from Singapore is just uploaded to the Website! Read “Medical Professionalism”

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Diagnostic Testing

Diagnostic Testing In Emergency Medicine chapter written by Yusuf Ali Altunci from Turkey is just uploaded to the Website! Read “Diagnostic Testing In Emergency Medicine”

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Documentation

by Muneer Al Marzouqi and Qais Abuagla   Introduction Whether you are rotating in the Emergency Department (ED) or elsewhere, one of the key skills

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Action Plan

Creating Your Action Plan chapter written by Chew Keng Sheng from Malaysia is just uploaded to the Website! Read “Creating Your Action Plan”

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Discharge Communications

by Justin Brooten and Bret Nicks   Introduction The process of patient discharge from the emergency department (ED) provides critical information for patients to manage

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Legible patient record

Documentation chapter written by Muneer Al Marzouqi and Qais Abuagla from UAE and Sudan is just uploaded to the Website! Read “Documentation”

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Clinical Decision Rules

by Stacey Chamberlain   Introduction Clinical Decision Rules (CDRs), also known as Decision “Instruments” or “Aids,” are evidence-based tools to assist the practitioner in decision-making

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Mnemonics

by Ozlem Dikme   3 D’s: Beck’s triad (cardiac tamponade) D = Distant heart sounds D = Distended jugular veins D = Decreased arterial pressure

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Burns

by Rahul Goswami   Introduction The skin is the largest organ in the body. Its physiological purpose is to protect the body contents from foreign

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Sudden Severe Headache

In case you didn’t encounter a sudden severe headache today! A 46-year-old female patient presented with severe headache. BP: 178/88 mmHg, HR: 103 bpm, RR:

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What is wrong with this CT?

In case you didn’t encounter shortness of breath today! Go To “Pulmonary Embolism” Chapter Go To “Respiratory Distress” Chapter Go To “Chest Pain” Chapter iEM

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Stanford A or B?

In case you didn’t encounter a patient with sudden onset chest pain today! Go To “Chest Pain” Chapter Go To “Aortic Dissection” Chapter iEM Education

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How to read pelvic x-rays

by Sara Nikolić and Gregor Prosen Introduction Pelvic fractures carry life‐threatening injury potential which should be identified or suspect during the primary assessment of patients with

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Paro Cardiaco

Jorge Luis García Macías Traducción Jesus Daniel Lopez Tapia Olinda Giselle Garza Saenz Editores de Traducción Abdel Noureldin and Falak Sayed Autores Introducción Mujer de

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How to read head CT

by Reza Akhavan and Bita Abbasi For a standard approach to read head/brain computed tomography (CT) scan, one should adhere to systematic algorithms. The predefined

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What is your next action?

In case you didn’t encounter an elderly with chest discomfort today! A 78-year-old male patient presented with chest discomfort and SOB. BP: 89/48 mmHg, HR:

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Sudden Shortness of Breath

In case you didn’t encounter a sudden shortness of breath today! A 23-year-old male patient presented with sudden onset SOB and chest pain. BP: 121/68

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How to read chest x-rays

by  Ozlem Koksal Introduction Chest X-ray interpretation is one of the fundamental skills of every doctor. Emergency physicians are particularly exposed to various chest x-rays

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How to Read C-Spine X-Ray

by Dejvid Ahmetović and Gregor Prosen Introduction C-spine x-ray interpretation is one of the fundamental skills of emergency physicians. Although current guidelines lead us to

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BLUE protocol

by Toh Hong Chuen Case Presentation A 68-year-old man with a history of congestive cardiac failure (CCF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presented with breathlessness

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Arthrocentesis

by Tanju Tasyurek Introduction Arthrocentesis is an acknowledged, useful procedure to puncture and aspiration of a joint. It is usually performed both as a diagnostic and

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Basics of Bleeding Control

by Ana Spehonja and Gregor Prosen Types of wounds Contusion (Contusio): It is a result of minor forces, usually over clothes on 90°angle. Capillaries beneath

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Intravenous (IV) Line Access

by Keith A. Raymond Introduction Peripheral Intravenous (IV) cannulation is a nursing skill. Few countries throughout the world require physicians to perform this procedure on

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Emergency Delivery

by David F. Toro, Diana V. Yepes, Ryan H. Holzhauer Case Presentation As you begin the morning of your next weekend day shift in a

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Selected Pulmonary Emergencies

Pulmonary/Respiratory Emergencies selected from SAEM and IFEM undergraduate curriculum are uploaded into the website. You can read, all these chapters freely. More specific disease entities

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Spontaneous Pneumothorax

by Mahmoud Aljufaili Introduction Pneumothorax refers to the presence of air in the pleural cavity. It can impair oxygenation/ventilation. There are two types of spontaneous pneumothorax

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Pneumonia

by Mary J. O. Case Presentation A 74-year-old male with a history of hypertension and diabetes presented to the emergency department with a cough productive

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Asthma

by Ayse Ece Akceylan Case Presentation A 50-year-old male with a history of asthma presents to the emergency department (ED) with shortness of breath, tachypnea,

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Pericardiocentesis

by David Wald and Lindsay Davis Case Presentation A 52-year-old female with a history of metastatic breast cancer presents to the emergency department with a

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Lumbar Puncture

by Khuloud Alqaran Case Presentation A16-year-old male, without a known case of any medical illness, presented to the ED accompanied by his mother. His chief

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How to insert NG

Nasogastric Tube Placement chapter written by Sara Nikolić and Gregor Prosen from Slovenia is just uploaded to the Website! Read “Nasogastric Tube Placement” Chapter

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Nasogastric Tube Placement

by Sara Nikolić and Gregor Prosen Introduction Nasogastric (NG) tube placement is one of the most common procedures performed in intensive care settings, the emergency

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Hip Dislocation

Reduction of Common Fractures and Dislocations chapter written by Dejvid Ahmetović and Gregor Prosen from Slovenia is just uploaded to the Website! with selection of

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Urinary Catheter Placement

by Gul Pamukcu Gunaydin Case Presentation A 75-year-old male patient was admitted to the emergency department with difficulty voiding. He had this complaint for over

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Happy educational week!

You can listen all EM clerkship core topics. Do you need clinical images/videos?   Visit our Flickr channel   Visit our YouTube channel SAEM/CDEM EM

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How to splint?

26-year-old male with no past medical history presents with left ankle pain after landing on another player’s foot while jumping up during a basketball game.

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Splinting and Casting

by Joseph Pinero, Timothy Snow, Suzanne Bentley Case Presentation 1 65-year-old female with a history of hypertension and diabetes presenting with right wrist pain and

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Acid-Base Disturbance

by Lamiess Osman, Qais Abuagla Introduction Definitions Acid: a substance that is capable of donating a hydrogen ion to another substance Base: the substance that is

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