Announcing EmergiQuiz 2012
EmergiQuiz 2012 Submissions are now open. All current fellows and incoming fellows are invited to submit case presentations for EmergiQuiz 2012 at the AAP NCE in New Orleans. Click on the icon to the left for more details.
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We thank the members of ACEP who were instrumental in the inception of the Expert Database Panel.
Case of the Month (April 2, 2012 - May 15, 2012)
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A 15-year-old teenage male comes in altered, brought in by EMS. There are no family members nor friends to help you with the history; EMS personnel were called by bystanders at an amusement park who noted this young man to be wandering around, falling over, and clearly not responding appropriately.
T: 37.9 axillary. HR: 125 RR: 18 b/p: 135/91 pOx: 100% ra
He is not alert and responds to internal stimuli, gazing around slowly. He attempts to get out of the gurney multiple times but is not violent and easy to hold down. A notable exam finding is pictured as above. His breath is malodorous with dry sticky mucous membranes. No clonus, rigidity, or codwheeling is found. Note that the bright light is not the flash but the overhead light within the exam room.
Which of these is his most likely toxic exposure?
- A. Salvia divinorum
- B. Datura stramonium
- C. Digitalis purpurea
- D. Amanita muscarea
- E. Conium maculatum
Add your response to the poll below!
Case of the Month (February 16, 2012 - March 31, 2012) by Dr. Kiesha Fraser, Dr. Cathy Chung
This is a
C. myxoma.
In Ultrasound #3, one can appreciate a potential echogenic mass. Myxomas often occur in the atria, R > L, and are pedunculated benign tumors of connective tissue origin.
AAP Call for Abstracts is now open until April 13, 2012
- Presentations for this Section: Friday, October 19, 2012. Oral Presentations will take place 1:00 - 5:30pm. Poster will be displayed during the reception from 5:30 - 7:00pm.
- The Section on Emergency Medicine accepts abstracts related to any aspect of pediatric emergency medicine.
- Abstracts will be accepted for podium (oral) presentations as well as poster presentations. Abstracts submitted may be considered for either format at the discretion of the Abstract Review Committee.
- This section will consider original research only.
- Submissions by members and non-members of the Section on Emergency Medicine are welcome; participation is open to health professionals in any field. However, any papers whose authors are not members of the Section on Emergency Medicine require a sponsor who is a member. It is the responsibility of the individual submitting the abstract to find a sponsor. Sponsors must ensure that nonmembers adhere to all guidelines. Authors submitting to the Section on Emergency Medicine in need of a sponsor may visit the instruction site: AAP NCExperience 2012.
