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Brown Emergency Medicine Residency

We are a four-year academic residency program dedicated to providing the highest quality education in emergency medicine.

Our goal is to develop emergency physicians with exceptional compassion and knowledge.

10/22/2021

http://brownemblog.com/blog-1/2021/9/29/sclerochoriodal-calcification-what-is-it-and-what-is-its-clinical-significance

…3 days of floaters and “lightning bolt” white flashes in the temporal field of her right eye in the absence of eye trauma. She also reported right periorbital pain. She did not have blurry vision, diplopia, loss of vision, scalp tenderness, jaw claudication, fevers, chills, or weight loss. Sh...

10/15/2021

http://brownemblog.com/blog-1/2021/9/29/a-burst-of-light-on-postpartum-seizure

A 17-year-old female presents via EMS from her boyfriend’s home after a report of two separate episodes of generalized tonic-clonic seizure like activity. She has no previous history of seizures. Per EMS, she was given versed on scene for seizure like activity lasting roughly 5 minutes. She was al...

10/08/2021

http://brownemblog.com/blog-1/2021/8/28/fire-related-injuries-in-children

“EMS called with a pediatric code in progress from a house fire, approximately 5 minutes out. A 2-year-old female with unknown past medical history was brought in with CPR in progress. History was limited as there was no family with the patient. Per EMS, firefighters were called to scene of a hous...

10/04/2021

http://brownemblog.com/blog-1/2021/4/22/hematoma-block-of-the-wrist

“This video demonstrates proper technique for performing a hematoma block prior to reducing a distal radius fracture…”

$http://brownemblog.com/blog-1/2021/6/8/age-matters-managing-femur-fractures-in-kids$

10/01/2021

http://brownemblog.com/blog-1/2021/6/8/age-matters-managing-femur-fractures-in-kids

“In one overnight shift on the orthopedics service, our team evaluated three different pediatric patients with the same underlying injury: a femoral fracture. But, the management of all three children was different and the underlying reason for the different management: age….”

09/24/2021

Check out our latest post by PGY3 Dr. Hannah Chason:

A 15-year-old female presents to your emergency department with her mother. She is tearful and withdrawn. She tells you that she was sexually assaulted by a 20 year old male acquaintance 2 days prior. She reports that she would like to report the assault and would like to have a forensic exam. She i

09/17/2021

http://brownemblog.com/blog-1/2021/8/26/utilization-of-ultrasound-for-diagnosis-of-patellar-tendon-rupture-in-the-emergency-department

…complained of significant superior lateral knee pain and swelling, as well as difficulty moving his leg due to pain. On exam, he had notable swelling and tenderness of the left knee, particularly along the superior aspect of the patella. After controlling his pain with intravenous medications, he...

09/10/2021

http://brownemblog.com/blog-1/2021/7/12/a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words-a-case-of-meckels-diverticulumnbsp

…The mother changed his diaper again around noontime and noted another large maroon stool. His mother brought him to the pediatrician’s office. Upon showing a picture of the stools to the pediatrician, the patient was instructed to present to the emergency department….

$http://brownemblog.com/blog-1/2021/6/27/using-pocus-for-ejection-fraction-estimation$

09/03/2021

http://brownemblog.com/blog-1/2021/6/27/using-pocus-for-ejection-fraction-estimation

…The differential diagnosis included acute coronary syndrome, CHF exacerbation, pneumonia, and cardiac amyloidosis. EKG showed sinus tachycardia with low voltage. Laboratory evaluation was unremarkable, with a negative troponin and high normal BNP. Chest radiograph showed bilateral infiltrates con...

08/27/2021

http://brownemblog.com/blog-1/2021/6/8/motivation-in-education

“…the learner could have chosen a career in finance. It would have paid more. But someone must do it…we need doctors…so how do you encourage a student or resident to remain motivated, to learn, and to persevere, especially when faced with difficulty? This post asks us to reflect on what moti...

08/20/2021

http://brownemblog.com/blog-1/2021/6/8/a-sizable-stone-sonography-in-sialolithiasis

An octogenarian gentleman with a history of atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, and insulin-dependent diabetes presented to the emergency department with three weeks of pain and swelling near the right side of his face. He awoke that morning with a new symptom -- d

08/19/2021

to when we covered 'This is Not the Appendix You're Looking For' by Dr. Jessie Werner on the Brown EM Blog :

Case A previously healthy 11 year-old male presents to the ED with three days of lower abdominal pain. The patient was evaluated at an urgent care center prior to arrival and was sent to the ED to “rule out appendicitis.” The patient reports intermittent “stabbing” pain that was initially su...

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