Resident Journal Review

• Resident Journal Review: Massive Transfusion Protocols (MTPs) in Traumatic Hemorrhage

  Authors: Taylor M. Douglas, MD; Taylor Conrad, MD MS; Wesley Chan, MD; and Christianna Sim, MD MPHEditor: Kelly Maurelus, MD FAAEM and Kami Hu, MD FAAEM Most, if not all, emergency medicine clinicians are familiar with massive transfusion protocols (MTP), which were developed to create a systematic method for the administration of large volume resuscitation […]
• Resident Journal Review: Do Adjunctive Therapies Beyond Infection Control and Appropriate Fluid Resuscitation Change Outcomes in Sepsis and Septic Shock?

  Authors: Jordan Parker MD; Sharleen Yuan, MA MD PhD; Megan Donohue, MD; Robert Brown, MD; Mark Sutherland, MD; Hannah Goldberg, MD; Akilesh Honasoge, MDEditors: Kami M. Hu, MD FAAEM, Kelly Maurelus, MD FAAEMOriginally published: Common SenseSeptember/October 2020 IntroductionSeptic shock is an illness with complex pathophysiology and few available therapies, beyond infection control and appropriate fluid […]
• Resident Journal Review: Assessing Fluid Responsiveness in the Emergency Department Part II

  Authors: Taylor Conrad, MD MS, Taylor M. Douglas MD, Ted Segarra, MD, Rithvik Balakrishnan MD, Christianna Sim, MD MPH Editor: Kelly Maurelus MD FAAEM, Kami Hu MD FAAEM Originally published: Common Sense March/April 2020 Clinical QuestionWhat methods are most effective at determining if a patient will be fluid responsive? The most recent Common Sense Resident […]
• Resident Journal Review: Utility of Ultrasound Measurements in Assessing Fluid Responsiveness

  Authors: Samantha J. Yarmis, MD; Robert Brown, MD; Jordan Parker, MD; Caleb Chan, MD; Akilesh Honasoge, MD Editors: Kami M. Hu, MD FAAEM, Kelly Maurelus, MD FAAEMOriginally published: Common Sense January/February 2020 Clinical QuestionHow can we utilize ultrasound measurements to accurately determine which patients are fluid responsive? Does any single ultrasound measurement accurately predict fluid […]
• Resident Journal Review: Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis in the Emergency Department

  Authors: Taylor M. Douglas MD, Taylor Conrad, MD, Ted Segarra, MD, Rithvik Balakrishnan MD, Christianna Sim, MD, MPHEditors: Kelly Maurelus MD FAAEM, Kami Hu MD FAAEMOriginally published: Common SenseNovember/December 2019 Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) result in over two million visits to the emergency department (ED) every year. While this term encompasses infections ranging from […]
• Resident Journal Review: Neurologic Complications of Correction for Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State in the Emergency Department

  Authors: Mark Sutherland, MD, Megan Donohue, MD, Caleb Chan, MD, Robert Brown, MD Editors: Kami M. Hu, MD FAAEM; Kelly Maurelus, MD FAAEM Originally published: Common Sense September/October  2019 Questions What is the preferred therapy for correction of hyperglycemic hyperosmolar states (HHS) in the emergency department, and what potential adverse neurologic effects of these corrective therapies […]
• Resident Journal Review: Update on Attitudes Towards Patients with Sickle Cell Disease and Effects on the Provision of High-Quality Care in the Emergency Department

  Authors: Hannah Goldberg, MD; Sharleen Yuan, MD PhD; Samantha Yarmis, MDEditors: Kami M. Hu, MD FAAEM and Kelly Maurelus, MD FAAEMOriginally published: Common Sense January/February 2019 QuestionDo emergency physicians have biases towards patients with sickle celldisease and do biases affect the delivery of appropriate care? IntroductionMany patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) have disease that […]
• Resident Journal Review: Bedside Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Pneumonia

  Authors: Ted Segarra, MD; Taylor Conrad, MD; Rithvik Balakrishnan, MD; Taylor M. Douglas, MDEditors: Kami Hu, MD FAAEM and Kelly Maurelus, MD FAAEMOriginally published: Common Sense March/April 2019 Respiratory distress is a common presentation in both the pediatric and adult emergency department (ED). Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common cause for this distress, and […]
• Intravenous Fluid Therapy in the Emergency Department and Critical Care Setting

  Authors:Raymond Beyda, MD; Taylor Conrad, MD; Rithvik Balakrishnan, MD; Ted Segarra, MD; Taylor M. Douglas, MD Editors: Kami Hu, MD FAAEM and Kelly Maurelus, MD FAAEM Originally published: Common SenseNovember/December 2018 Intravenous fluid (IVF) therapy is one of the most common therapies employed during the care and resuscitation of patients in the emergency, acute, and […]
• Resident Journal Review: Inflammatory Bowel Disease

  Authors: Erica Bates, MD and Adeolu Ogunbodede, MD Editors: Michael Bond, MD FAAEM and Kelly Maurelus, MD FAAEMOriginally Published: Common Sense March/April 2018 Introduction Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes both Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), is a potentially debilitating chronic inflammatory condition of the digestive tract that affects over one million Americans.[1] […]

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