New Procedural Video
Subungual Hematoma
By Dr. Moira Davenport and Dr. Joel Balcom

New CORD Case Video Presentations
Test yourself with cases; optimized for MP4 players. New titles this month:
• 60-Year-Old Man with Abdominal Pain
• 21-Year-Old Woman with Fevers and Lower Extremity Pain

New Text Update
Emergency Medicine: Evidence-based Treatment of Hypercalcemia
By R. Daniel Hagerty

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NEW ANIMATION:
Ingrown Toenail Removal
Dr. Eric Reichman and Dr. Steven Thomas, Medical Editors

NEW PROCEDURAL VIDEO:
Felon Incision and Drainage
By Dr. Moira Davenport and Dr. Nkeiruka Onyenekwu

NEW CORD CASE VIDEO PRESENTATIONS:
Test yourself with downloadable video presentations optimized for mp4 players. New titles this month:
- 38-Year-Old Male With Acute Onset of Right-Sided Chest Pain
- 19-Year-Old Female with Progressively Worsening Cough

NEW VIDEO CME MODULES:
Earn AMA PRA Category 1 credit™ accredited by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) with 5 new video-based CME modules

 NEW PROCEDURAL VIDEO:
Ring Removal
By Dr. Moira Davenport and Dr. Carly Tarr

CORD Case Video Presentations

Test yourself with downloadable video presentations :

47-Year-Old Female with a Headache and Neck and Foot Pain

68-Year-Old Female with Confusion and Left-Sided Weakness

NEW Text Updates:
Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide: Bronchiolitis in the ED - Who Can We Safely Discharge Home?
By Muhammad Waseem, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

AccessEmergency Medicine has been optimized for mobile browsing!

NEW PROCEDURAL VIDEO:
Fishhook and Taser Removal
By Dr. Moira Davenport, Dr. Richard Walz, and Dr. Cory Heidelberger

NEW ANIMATION:
Bartholin Gland Abscess or Cyst Incision and Drainage
By Eric F. Reichman and Stephen H. Thomas, Medical Editors

NEW! CORD Case Video Presentations
Test yourself with downloadable video presentations, optimized for mp4 players. New titles this month:

Minimally Responsive 24-Year-Old Male with Respiratory Failure

Back Pain in a 26-Year-Old Male


NEW Text Updates:
Emergency Medicine Manual, 6e, Treatment Guideline updates for:

Chapter 125: Near Drowning
Chapter 131: Alcoholic Ketoacidosis
Chapter 132: Thyroid Disease Emergencies
Chapter 133: Adrenal Insufficiency and Adrenal Crisis
Chapter 188: Child and Elderly Abuse

The Times They Are A-Changing, Extending the Use of Alteplase in Acute Stroke: An Evaluation of the ECASS III Trial1
By Jon Schrock

New in January 2009!

New Procedural Video
Slit Lamp Exam
By Dr. Amy Fowler and Dr. Tim Platts-Mills

New CORD Case Video Presentations
Test yourself with cases; opitimized for MP4 players. New title this month:
• I Hate My New Job: 63-Year-Old Female with Back Pain and Weakness 
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NEW PROCEDURAL VIDEO:
Felon Incision and Drainage
By Dr. Moira Davenport and Dr. William Drocklehurst


New CORD cases this month include:

38-Year-Old Female with Chest Pain

34-Year-Old Male with Fever and Headache for One Month

The Case of the Popping Clavicle


NEW TEXT UPDATE:
"Acute Otitis Media and Antibiotics—Who and When?" by Maya Myslenski


ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
New Mystery Case: See the AccessEmergency Medicine Blog
Review an image and brief patient history and then try and provide the proper diagnosis.
If you are first to solve the case and are not a subscriber, you will win a free 3-month
subscription to AccessEmergency Medicine! If you are already a subscriber, you win bragging rights!

NEW ANIMATION:
Advanced Wound Closure Techniques
Detailed and chapterized for easy navigation through each of the 12 techniques

NEW TEXT UPDATE:
"Management of COPD Exacerbation" by Jeff Pennington, MD 

More article reviews and text updates

New CORD cases this month include:
63-Year-Old Male with Right-Sided Facial Droop
18-Month-Old Boy with Sudden Ataxia and Dyspnea

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NEW FEATURE: Video CME Modules!
Earn AMA PRA Category 1 credit™ accredited by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) with our exclusive video-based CME modules.
Look for the new CME tab or the CME logo in the VIDEOS tab. 
 
NEW FEATURE: CORD Case Video Presentations
Test yourself with downloadable video presentations recorded at the 2008 Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors Clinical Pathological Case (CPC) conference.
Faculty present cases that residents attempt to diagnose by methodically working through the differential diagnosis. Video is optimized for viewing on mobile mp4 players. Titles this month include:
-- Child with Lethargy and Mental Status Changes
-- My Back Hurts: Severe and Radiating Lower Back Pain
 
NEW FEATURE: Downloadable Content
Download AccessEmergency Medicine content
to your PDA!
Look for the “Download for PDA” link. The downloaded file is compatible with the major PDA operating systems (Palm, Pocket PC, Smartphones, etc.). 
 
NEW ARTICLE REVIEW:
"Treatment of Radiological Casualties: Update of Current Concepts"
by Katan Patel, Indiana University School of Medicine

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NEW FEATURE:
Drug Database Enhancements
-- More integrated drug content
-- Improved search

NEW VIDEO:
Venous Cutdown
Medical Editor(s): David Cline and Henderson McGinnis

REVISED VIDEO: Cricothyrotomy
Now includes additional interior footage
Medical Editor(s): David Cline and Henderson McGinnis

NEW ANIMATION:
Peripheral Venous Cutdown
Medical Editor(s): Eric F. Reichman and Stephen H. Thomas

NEW TEXT UPDATE:
Another Use for Hypertonic Saline?
By Muhammad Waseem, MD 

NEW FUNCTIONALITY:
Download AccessEmergency Medicine content to your PDA! Look for the “Download for PDA” link. The downloaded file is compatible with the major PDA operating systems (Palm, Pocket PC, Smartphones, etc.). This file, when placed on your PDA, is readable by any PDA that can read HTML files.

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UPDATED RESOURCE:
Updated treatment guidelines in 16 chapters of Emergency Medicine Manual, including Cardiogenic Shock;
Management of Patients with Chronic Pain; Soft Tissue Foreign Bodies; Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and SARS; Heat Emergencies; and Vertigo and Dizziness. Look for the red “Update” logo.

NEW ANIMATIONS:
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation Reduction

Paracentesis

NEW TEXT UPDATES:
Panic Attacks and Cardiovascular Disease in Postmenopausal Women
By Toni L. Johnson, MD

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NEW RESOURCE: 
Emergency Radiology: Case Studies
By David T. Schwartz
Effectively and confidently interpret even the most challenging radiographic study
with this new online resource.

NEW PROCEDURAL VIDEO:  Orotracheal Intubation

NEW ANIMATIONS:

Open Cardiac Massage

Cardiac Wound Repair

Shoulder Joint Dislocation Reduction 

Ultrasound: Femoral Vein Cannulation

Ultrasound: Forearm Nerve Blocks


NEW TEXT UPDATES:

When Do Patients Need a Telemetry Bed?
By Matt Lewin, MD, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine and Director of Research, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine  & Charles Murphy, Researcher, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

Preventing Contrast Induced Nephropathy
Michael D. Smith, M.D., Senior Instructor, Case Western Reserve University,  and Attending Physician, MetroHealth Medical Center

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NEW TEXT UPDATES:

Preventing Contrast Induced Nephropathy
Michael D. Smith, M.D., Senior Instructor, Case Western Reserve University,
and Attending Physician, MetroHealth Medical Center


New Procedural Video:

Ultrasound: Forearm Nerve Blocks

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