A Cook County Hospital Emergency Medicine Blog for up-to-date medicine and more.
We’ve all been told to x-ray above and below the area in question. How much we do it varies, but we have all done it at one point, and rarely do I find an abnormality that was occult. Here we question when we can do less in a couple of orthopedic-specific issues.
Jose Reyes, MD
Read MoreIn Chicago alone, over 1500 people died from overdose in 2023. Nationwide, the numbers are only getting worse, and the same will likely happen in our backyard. Here we review options for managing opioid use disorder in the City of Chicago to help prevent whatever harm possible.
Priyanka Pradhan, MD
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If you’ve taken care of a person who overdosed on beta blockers, the slower their heart rate is the faster yours goes. Here, we review the management of patients presenting with this syndrome to block some of that beta-adrenergic overload you may experience.
Katrina Hansen-Artache, MS4
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