Background and Indications for Examination Print Section Listen Regional anesthesia provides an alternative to general or local anesthesia, procedural sedation, and parenteral pain management. Conventional anatomic approaches to nerve blocks…

Background and Indications for Examination Print Section Listen Joint pain and swelling are common complaints in the acute care setting. Diagnostic arthrocentesis may be required to rule out an infectious…

Introduction and Background Print Section Listen Abdominal pain is one of the most common complaints encountered in the acute care setting. Undifferentiated abdominal pain can be one of the most…

Introduction and Background Print Section Listen Acute chest pain and dyspnea are common complaints amongst emergency department (ED) and intensive care unit (ICU) patients. These complaints account for several million…

Background and Indications for Exam Print Section Listen Endotracheal intubation can be one of the more challenging tasks in emergency medicine and critical care. Misplacement of the tube, most often…

Introduction and Background Print Section Listen Traumatic injuries are among the most common presenting complaint to the emergency department (ED). Oftentimes, these patients will arrive unstable and the clinician must…

Introduction and Background Print Section Listen Hemodynamic insufficiency, presenting as hypotension and shock, is a common presentation in both the emergency and critical care setting. The etiology of hypotension may…

Background and Indications for Examination Print Section Listen Soft tissue and extremity conditions are common complaints encountered in the acute care setting. Traditionally, patient evaluation was performed using physical examination,…