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2306, 2022

Enterococcus Faecalis Endocarditis Disguised as Back Pain and Fever of Unknown Origin

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Blake, A. OMS-III Abstract: Bacterial endocarditis is a life-threatening, deadly infection that impacts the lives of several people each year in both developed and developing countries. Although the recognition, diagnosis, and treatments have improved, the mortality rate remains concerning. It is vit [...]

2705, 2022

Preparing a Better Obstetrics Consult in the Emergency Department

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Braden Zoller, OMS-III1; K. Daniel Miller, D.O.2 Affiliations: 1Kansas City University, Kansas City, MO. 2Chief of Obstetrics, William Newton Hospital, Winfield, KS. In 2018, visits to the emergency department (ED) related to pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium were the fifth most common prese [...]

1505, 2022

Trash Talk: Decreasing our Carbon Footprint in the ED

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Austin Bennett, OMS IV West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, West Virginia Prior to medical school, I worked as an ED Tech. Some of my duties included unpacking the boxes of supplies from the manufacturers and stocking the patient care rooms. I also often helped my friend Edgar in [...]

1505, 2022

Impact of Resource Allocation on Opioid Related Fatalities in Vermont as Measured Using ‎Geographic Information Systems ‎

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Shanes, A, OMS II*, Shecter, I, OMS II*, Bograkos, W, M.A., D.O. University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, Maine *co-authors Introduction: The opioid epidemic poses a huge public health concern nationwide. The State of Vermont is invested in curbing opioid-related fatalit [...]

610, 2021

COVID Induced Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report

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Kara Hatlevoll DO, MS, FAWM*, Harshit Singh*, Jaime Weber MS*, Natalie Griego MD *These authors contributed equally to this work. Abstract Case Presentation: An 82-year old patient with preexisting COVID-19 pneumonia and significant cardiac risk factors presented via EMS to the emergency department [...]

410, 2021

Soiled Airways: Suction Catheters and Decontamination Techniques

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Parham Salehi Saee1, MS4; Dhimitri A Nikolla, DO2 Affiliations: ‎ 1Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA.‎ ‎2Department of Emergency Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, Allegheny Health Network, Erie, ‎PA. Introduction Usually, blood or vomit in the oropharynx, a soiled airway can obscur [...]

306, 2021

Knee Injury After a Skateboarding Accident

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Parham Salehi Saee, MS3; Nathan C Ellis, MD; Dhimitri A Nikolla, DO; Melody ‎Milliron, DO Affiliations: ‎ 1Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA.‎ ‎2Department of Emergency Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, Allegheny Health Network, Erie, ‎PA. ‎ Corresponding Author:‎ Dhimitri A. Nikol [...]

1203, 2021

Acute Renal Infarction Leading to Sudden Perirenal Hemorrhage

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Jesse Dalton, DOAshley Lauria, DO Kent Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency Abstract Introduction Renal infarction is a rare, but clinically important diagnosis due to its significant morbidity and ‎mortality. Atrial fibrillation is a major risk factor for thromboembolic disease that can lead to ‎re [...]

2411, 2020

An Acute Case of Phenytoin Toxicity in the Emergency Department

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Akstinas, J. OMS-IV, Miguel, E. DO Mesa View Regional Hospital, NV Rocky Vista University Abstract Case Presentation: A 38-year-old woman with a past medical history of depression, vertigo, and a seizure disorder presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with complaints of dizziness for four days. [...]

1711, 2020

Medical Schools Should Turn to Virtual Reality in the Wake of COVID-19

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Harshit Singh1*, Jaime Weber, MS1*, Angela Pierce, PhD2 1OMS-III, Kansas City University, College of Osteopathic Medicine 2Phase II Director, Kansas City University, College of Osteopathic Medicine *These authors contributed equally to this work. The global spread of a novel coronavirus in 2019 and [...]

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803, 2018

Letter From The Editor

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Spring is upon us! And so is a new edition of The Fast Track! This is an edition of experiences. From street medicine to domestic violence, our authors share personal experiences that shed light on issues that are not only critical to emergency medicine, but basic human rights. As residents and stud [...]

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1812, 2017

Meet The 2018 RSO Board!

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Dhimitri Nikolla, DO President My name is Dhimitri Nikolla, and I am a 3rd year resident at AHN Saint Vincent Hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania. I originally hail from Tuxedo, NY where I continue to volunteer as an EMT. I graduated from LECOM – Erie, and last year I was Secretary of the Resident Chapte [...]

812, 2017

ACOEP-RSO President and Director of Student Affairs Report

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The ACOEP Resident Student Organization (RSO) has taken over a year to form and now we have elected our first RSO Board of Directors! We believe that this leaner board has made us more task-specific in pursuing our mission: to support the continuing education, osteopathic philosophy, and career deve [...]

2911, 2017

Letter From The Editor- Winter 2018 Edition

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Welcome back for another great edition of The Fast Track! The 2017 ACOEP Scientific Assembly  is over, which means that we have a brand new Fast Track team! Check our “Meet the RSO” article to learn more about all the new board members, including our new editors. They have worked hard to provide you [...]

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