Browse Emergency Medicine Topics

Apr 2017

A detailed reference on how to identify and treat injuries to the face by physical examination and imaging, including assessing complications of maxillofacial trauma. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 4 Trauma CME credits. CME expires on 04/01/2020.

Apr 2017

This review explores an evidence-based rationale for the evaluation of the patient with low back pain, and it provides guidance on risk stratification pertaining to laboratory assessment and radiologic imaging in the emergency department.

Mar 2017

Guidelines on diagnosing and treating primary spontaneous pneumothorax and secondary pneumothorax in children, including high-risk situations such as tension physiology and the range of interventions available to the emergency physician. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. CME expires on 03/01/2020.

Mar 2017

A review of the pathophysiology, diagnostic decision-making tools, and pharmaceutical treatment options to create a patient-tailored approach to sedative-hypnotic withdrawal. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 4 Pharmacology CME credits. CME expires on 3/1/2020

Mar 2017

Medical tools and treatments often distract us from attending to the essential instrument of medicine: the physician's own mind. Very little in medical education prepares us for the challenges of practice in the 21st century, so it is no surprise that radical changes in medicine should result in stress and burnout. Burnout among medical providers is widespread, and threatens physicians and patients alike. Burnout can be prevented, treated, and even reversed with mindfulness training. Through mindfulness practice, physicians may become happier and perform better.

Mar 2017

Feb 2017

This pediatric trauma CME resource, delivered in print and online digital formats, includes 18 trauma-specific AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits

Feb 2017

Diagnosis and recommended emergency room treatment and management of diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus, including isolation protocol and obtaining diphtheria antitoxin from the CDC. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 4 Infectious Disease CME and 1 Pharmacology CME credits. CME expires on 3/1/2020

Feb 2017

When noninvasive ventilation is indicated over endotracheal intubation and rapid sequence intubation for patients in respiratory distress. Key contraindications for NIV and signs that positive pressure ventilation has failed. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 0.5 Pharmacotherapy credits. CME expires on 02/01/2020.

Jan 2017

Jan 2017

Altered level of consciousness in a child can have many causes, some life-threatening. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 0.5 Pharmacology CME credits. CME expires on 1/1/2020

Jan 2017

Current evidence for immediate emergency room treatment of ischemic priapism, using a stepwise approach starting with aspiration of cavernosal blood, cold saline irrigation, and penile injection with sympathomimetic agents. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 0.25 Pharmacology CME credits. CME expires on 1/1/2020

Dec 2016

Recognize the distinctive features of rashes associated with measles, rubella, and varicella; identify children at risk for severe complications; and evaluate treatment options. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 4 Infectious Disease CME credits. CME expires on 12/01/2019.

Dec 2016

Diagnosing PID through medical history and examination, including evaluation for alternate diagnoses, and initiating appropriate antibiotic therapy. Early diagnosis and treatment of PID by the emergency room physician prevents complications such as chronic pain, ectopic pregnancy, infertility. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 2 Pharmacology CME credits. CME expires on 12/1/2019

Dec 2016

On average, for every 30 patients seen in the ED, one will "bounce back" for an unscheduled return visit (URV). When it comes to URVs, there are risks for patients, clinicians, and EDs, including increased costs, a higher rate of adverse outcomes and hospitalization, and litigation. This module of ED CLEAR gives you strategies for estimating risk, avoiding misses, and preventing miscommunication, a common cause of URVs. We review the evidence to highlight clinical and communication best practices.

Nov 2016

Emergency room management of common acute complications of sickle cell disease in children: Vaso-occlusive crisis, acute chest syndrome, stroke, priapism, and transient red cell anemia; and guidelines for rapid pain treatment of VOC. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 0.5 Pharmacology CME credits. CME expires on 11/1/2020

Nov 2016

This review examines the most current evidence with regard to the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of potassium disorders: hypokalemia and hyperkalemia. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 2 Pharmacology CME credits. CME expires on 11/1/2019

Oct 2016

This issue discusses methods to maintain adequate oxygenation, maximize management of intracranial hypertension, and optimize blood pressure in the emergency department to improve neurologic outcomes following pediatric severe traumatic brain injury. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 4 Trauma CME and 1 Pharmacology CME credits. CME expires on 10/1/2019

Oct 2016

Systematic review of the basic life support factors for cardiac arrest, including chest compression technique during CPR and rapid defibrillation of shockable rhythms (ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation), and common underlying causes of cardiac arrest. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 0.5 Pharmacology CME credits. CME expires on 10/1/2019

Oct 2016

Appendicitis is the most common surgical disease of the abdomen. This CME module weighs scans vs. scores to reduce risks of radiation, misses and perforations. You'll learn objective, validated, and defensible approaches for improving appendicitis outcomes for adult and pediatric patients.

Oct 2016

This trauma CME resource, delivered in print and online digital formats, presents current guidelines and best practices for treatment of trauma patients.

Oct 2016

Oct 2016

This trauma CME resource, delivered in print and online digital formats, presents current guidelines and best practices for treatment of trauma patients. It includes 9 trauma-specific AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™, and 9 ANCC Contact Hours; (CME expires 10/1/19).

Sep 2016

This review discusses the limitations of routine pulse oximetry and carboxyhemoglobin measurement in determining carbon monoxide exposure, and notes effects of co-ingestions and comorbidities.

Sep 2016

Reviews common sources of alcohol ingestion, basic mechanisms of toxicity, physical examination and laboratory findings that may guide rapid assessment and management, and indications for treatment. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 0.5 Pharmacology CME credits. CME expires on 9/1/2019