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Hey there #medtwitter. Who is using AI for note writing in the ED? Check out this review of Ambient Artificial Intelligence Scribes in the Emergency Department @aaeminfo @StonyBrookEM jem-journal.com/article/S073…
25%Yes, we use Ambient
0%Yes but different AI
25%Nope, net yet
50%We chisel notes in stone
4 votes • Final resultsJEM Case of the Week Answer: Did you notice the air bubbles on #POCUS which were also seen on the subsequent CT. Pt when into resp arrest due to the acute air embolism. He was intubated. Read full case here #medtwitter @aaeminfo jem-journal.com/article/S073…
JEM Case of the Week: 77 yo M presents with chest pain and SOB after his dialysis catheter was accidentally withdrawn with the cap open. What is the finding on #POCUS? Next Steps? Answer Posted Wednesday #medtwitter @aaeminfo
Check out our latest podcast episode, featuring asthma, minor strokes, viral panels, #LLM, abdominal compartment syndrome and more. Guest speaker is Dr. Matthew Jajowka @aaeminfo @MetroHealth_EM @CleClinicEM @HeyDrMatt podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
JEM Case of the Week Answer: Note the esophageal edema on CT, but don't stop there. The pt had significant laryngeal edema on bedside larygoscopy despite it NOT being seen on CT. See full case here. @aaeminfo #medtwitter jem-journal.com/article/S073…
JEM Case of the Week: 80 yo M presents with odynophagia, hoarseness, and difficulty swallowing saliva after accidental ingestion of concrete solvent. CT is below. Exam is normal. Next steps? Answer Posted Friday @aaeminfo #medtwitter
JEM Case of the Week Answer: Did you spot the aortic thrombus and renal infarction? Great pick up by the ED team @EMRES_MGHBWH Read the full case here @aaeminfo #medtwitter
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JEM Case of the Week: 52 yo F p/w sudden onset epigastric abd pain that migrates to R flank and back & 1 month of R leg soreness. BP 189/93. Exam with palpable Radial and DP pulses. DDx? What is the finding on her CT A/P below? Answer posted Thurs @aaeminfo #medtwitter
Submit a poster for #AAEM27, then submit the case report to JEM after the conference! Good luck.
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JEM Case of the Week Answer: Did you catch the foreign body at the bottom of the CXR? Multiple other foreign bodies were found on subsequent KUB. See full case here. @aaeminfo #medtwitter jem-journal.com/article/S073…
JEM Case of the Week: 43 yo M with intellectual disability presents with foreign body sensation after eating fish. Neck X-ray was concerning for esophageal impaction. He needed intubation during EGD. What other abnormality is on his CXR? Next Steps? Answer posted Thurs @aaeminfo
Tune in to the June 2026 JEM Podcast, hosted by Dr. Matthew Kostura and featuring special guest Dr. Kinda Sweidan.
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JEM Case of the Week Answer: A CT scan confirmed that the hyperdensities seen in the RV and pulmonary arteries on CXR were embolized bone cement from the recent surgery! Pt underwent a thrombectomy. See full case here: @aaeminfo #medtwitter jem-journal.com/article/S073…
JEM Case of the Week: 65 yo F s/p L3-L5 percutaneous vertebroplasty 2 weeks ago presents with chest pain and SOB. ECG shows NSR. CXR below. DDx? Next Steps? Answer posted Friday @aaeminfo #medtwitter
JEM Case of the Week Answer: During cardiac arrest pt got dopamine, atropine, and epi, but remained in PEA. VA ECMO was initiated. Pt got high dose insulin, pressors, and bicarbonate. He had an eventual full recovery! See full case here @aaeminfo #ecmo jem-journal.com/article/S073…
JEM Case of the Week: 18 yo M presents 3 hours after nifedipine and propranolol overdose. Pt semi-conscious with convulsions, gets intubated and has severe acidosis. While waiting on ICU bed, he develops cardiac arrest. Next steps? Answer posted Thurs #resuscitation @aaeminfo
JEM Case of the Week Answer: Pt overdosed on a pesticide containing 6% metaldehyde. Endoscopy retrieved pesticide crystals in image below. Pt intubated, got gastric lavage, and eventual treatment for muscarinic toxicity. See full case @aaeminfo jem-journal.com/article/S073…
JEM Case of the Week: 81 yo M with PMH of COPD presents with AMS x 1 hour. O2 85%, HR 83, BP 100/67. Exam w/ GCS 4 and dry skin, 1.5 mm reactive pupils. During intubation you notice blue crystals on tongue. CT A/P below. Next Steps? Answer posted Friday #medtwitter @aaeminfo
JEM Case of the Week Answer: Yes the docs got a CTA Aorta, but No there was not an Aortic dissection or aneurysm seen. Pt had a R lower Lung herniation! See the full case here. @aaeminfo #medtwitter jem-journal.com/article/S073…
JEM Case of the Week: 75 yo M with PMH of afib, myasthenia gravis, obesity, presents w/ 4 days cough, abrupt onset right-sided chest pain and a new large ecchymosis. CXR is below. Ddx? Next Steps? Answer posted Thurs. The diagnosis may surprise you! @aaeminfo #medtwitter
