Pregnancy

This post was peer reviewed. Click to learn more. Image Credit: Wikimedia Authors: Patrick Wallace, DO, MSEmergency Medicine Resident, PGY-2 University Nevada Las Vegas AAEM/RSA Publications and Social Media Committee, and AAEM/RSA Education Committee Laurie Bezjian Wallace, DO Family Medicine Resident, PGY-2 Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center Bottom Line Up Front: Tranexamic Acid (TXA) reduces […]

Image Credit: Pixabay Author: Megan Litzau, MDIndiana UniversityOriginally Published: Modern Resident April/May 2016 Commonly the terms interstitial and cornual pregnancies are used interchangeably. However, these are two distinct entities, and are managed differently.[1] An interstitial pregnancy occurs when there is implantation in the proximal intramural portion of the fallopian tube. A cornual pregnancy is when […]

Author: Faith Quenzer, DO PGY-1 Originally Published: Common Sense November/December 2016 July was a whirlwind. Fresh out of medical school, I moved to the desert in California to a brand new emergency medicine residency. I was one of five interns and the only female in our inaugural class. Five weeks into the program, I felt […]

Originally Published: Modern Resident, Dec/Jan 2012  Original Author: McKaila Allcorn, DO Kent Hospital Submitted by: Rachel Engle, DO Communications Committee Chair For most of us, pregnant patients can be intimidating (and not just because of their hormones). While it would be nice to think that our obstetric colleagues can handle all emergencies that occur in […]