STEMI X Symposium Holds Health Care Innovation Ideas Competition
The second annual Stanford Emergency Medicine Innovation Symposium (STEMI X) was held in May 2022. Almost 400 emergency physicians and other health care stakeholders gathered virtually for keynote...
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The Real-World Utility of Ophthalmic Tomography
It is not uncommon for patients with eye and vision concerns to present initially to the emergency department (ED). Unfortunately, effective, reliable, and easy-to-use tools for eye examination are not...
View ArticleVisual Dx: A 67-Year-Old Man Presents with Painful Red Eye
QUESTION: A 67-year old man presents with painful red eye. What is the diagnosis? Acute angle-closure glaucoma Central retinal vein occlusion Dural venous sinus thrombosis Herpes zoster ophthalmicus...
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Is There a Place for TikTok in Emergency Medicine Practice?
In the midst of a busy emergency department (ED) shift, it’s common for an emergency physician to consult UpToDate, WikiEM, and YouTube to obtain information on a medication dosage or some zebra of a...
View ArticleVisual Dx Question: Patient Presents with Chest Pain + Sickle Cell Anemia
Question: A 22-year-old man presents with chest pain. He has a history of sickle cell anemia. Vital signs are: Temperature, 38.6 C; Heart rate, 118; BP 96.5; Respiratory rate, 36. What is the...
View ArticleVisual Dx Answer: a) Acute Chest Syndrome
Answer: The correct answer is acute chest syndrome (a). Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is a potentially life-threatening complication of sickle cell disease characterized by lung infiltrates, fever, and...
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Dr. Chatbot Will See You Now
If you’re wondering about the hype with chatbots in medicine, perhaps it’s because they’re nothing new: the first medical chatbot, after all, was developed back in 1964. Using a simple pattern-matching...
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Leveraging Large Language Models (like ChatGPT) in Emergency Medicine:...
Recently, large language models (LLMs), like ChatGPT and Med-PaLM, have generated a lot of buzz in the press and among emergency physicians. LLMs are designed to process large amounts of data,...
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Stanford’s Innovation Exchange
The third annual Stanford Emergency Medicine Innovation Symposium (STEMI X) was held on June 22nd, 2023. The Symposium featured a keynote presentation on digital transformation in emergency medicine...
View ArticleAugmenting Medical Education with Virutal Reality
The use of virtual-reality (VR) technology in education is increasing in popularity with students and educators alike. Technological advancements have opened countless doors to innovative, active, and...
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