Michael D. Zwank, MD
Research Investigator
About

HealthPartners Medical Group title: Emergency medicine physician at Regions Hospital.

Education: MD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health; internship in internal medicine, Boston University Medical Center-University Hospital; residency in emergency medicine, Boston Medical Center.
Affiliation
positions
  • Research Investigator, Critical Care Research Center
    • Publications While At HealthPartners
    Highlights
    selected publications
    Journal Article
  • Effort during ethanol breath testing impacts correlation with serum ethanol concentration. 
    Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2025
  • Evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of exhaled nitric oxide as a marker of infection and sepsis in emergency department patients. 
    Emergency Medicine International. 2025
  • Impact of repeated sportive chokes on carotid intima media thickness and brain injury biomarkers in grappling athletes. 
    Physician and Sportsmedicine. 2025
  • Patient demographics impact point of care ultrasound use in emergency department. 
    American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2025
  • A new technique for reduction of a posteriorly dislocated hip joint. 
    American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2024
  • Improving CT scanner efficiency for trauma team activations in the emergency department. 
    American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2024
  • Use of needle guide for dynamic real-time ultrasound-directed aspiration of peritonsillar abscess in the emergency department: a case series. 
    Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2023
  • Pneumothorax complications during placement of peripheral internal jugular intravenous catheters. 
    Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2021
  • Provider-in-triage prediction of hospital admission after brief patient interaction. 
    American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2021
  • Severity of diagnosis among patients with chest pain presenting to the emergency department after calling a nurse line. 
    American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2021
  • An analysis of changes in emergency department visits after a state declaration during the time of COVID-19. 
    Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2020
  • Elimination of routine screening laboratory tests for psychiatric admission: a quality improvement initiative. 
    Psychiatric Services. 2020
  • Serum SNTF, a surrogate marker of axonal injury, is prognostic for lasting brain dysfunction in mild TBI treated in the emergency department. 
    Frontiers in Neurology. 2020
  • Emergency medicine physicians' ability to predict hospital admission at the time of triage. 
    American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2019
  • Erratum: This article corrects: "Systemwide clinical ultrasound program development: an expert consensus model". 
    Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2018
  • Periurethral abscess complicating urethral diverticulum. 
    Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2018
  • Placement of a cervical collar increases the optic nerve sheath diameter in healthy adults. 
    American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2018
  • Systemwide clinical ultrasound program development: an expert consensus model. 
    Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2018
  • Blood pressure reduction and noncontrast CT markers of intracerebral hemorrhage expansion. 
    Neurology. 2017
  • Hospital medicine point of care ultrasound credentialing: an example protocol. 
    Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2017
  • Refining the wild wild west of point-of-care ultrasound at an academic community hospital. 
    Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2017
  • Post-splinting x-rays of nondisplaced hand, wrist, ankle, and foot fractures are unnecessary. 
    American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2016
  • Does computed tomographic scan affect diagnosis and management of patients with suspected renal colic?. 
    American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2014
  • Emergency department patient knowledge and physician communication regarding CT scans . 
    Emergency Medicine Journal. 2014
  • Laboratory-confirmed gonorrhea and/or chlamydia rates in clinically diagnosed pelvic inflammatory disease and cervicitis. 
    American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2012
  • Middle turbinectomy as a complication of nasopharyngeal airway placement. 
    American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2009
    • Editorial Article
  • Elimination of routine screening laboratory tests for psychiatric admission [editorial]. 
    Psychiatric Services.  72. 2021
  • Fast protocol for treating acute ischemic stroke by emergency physicians [editorial]. 
    Annals of Emergency Medicine.  74. 2019
  • Removing default dispense quantity from opioid prescriptions in the electronic medical record [editorial]. 
    American Journal of Emergency Medicine.  35. 2017
  • Risk of a contaminated urine specimen linked to high BMI [editorial]. 
    Journal of Family Practice.  65. 2016
  • Hydroxocobalamin hinders hemodialysis [editorial]. 
    American Journal of Kidney Diseases.  62. 2013
  • A new technique for evaluating jugular venous distension in congestive heart failure using ultrasound [editorial]. 
    American Journal of Emergency Medicine.  30. 2012
  • Ultrasound-guided catheter-over-needle internal jugular vein catheterization [editorial]. 
    American Journal of Emergency Medicine.  30. 2012
    • Chapter
  • Chapter. 
    Atlas of clinical emergency medicine. 2015
    • Conference Poster
  • Provider compliance with the steps of a checklist during central venous catheter insertion is highly variable [poster]
    2016
  • Does an electronic medical record alert affect door to antibiotics time in four community hospitals? [poster]
    2014
  • Patient care intervals associated with increased productivity [poster]
    2014
  • Increased body mass index among women correlates with increased rates of urine sample contamination [poster]
    2013
  • Increased body mass index among women correlates with increased rates of urine sample contamination [poster]
    2013
  • Increased body mass index among women correlates with increased rates of urine sample contamination [poster]
    2013
  • Rates of completed follow-up appointments for referrals to specialty care ordered by emergency department providers via an electronic medical record [poster]
    2013
  • Repeat abdominal CT influences emergency department patient diagnosis and disposition [poster]
    2013
  • Treatment of accidental hypothermia at a Level I trauma center: a retrospective cohort [poster]
    2013
  • Treatment of accidental hypothermia at a level I trauma center: a retrospective cohort [poster]
    2013
  • Improving patient comfort in the emergency department [poster]
    2012
  • Ultrasound guided catheter-over-needle internal jugular vein catheterization [poster]
    2012
  • Laboratory confirmed gonorrhea and or chlamydia rates in clinically diagnosed PID and cervicitis [poster]
    2011
  • Laboratory-confirmed gonorrhea and/or chlamydia rates in clinically diagnosed PID and cervicitis [poster]
    2010
    • Review
  • Lacunar stroke in a teenager after minor head trauma: case report and literature review [review]. 
    Journal of Child Neurology. 2014
    • Abstract
  • Establishment of an innovative credentialing policy and procedure in hospital medicine: point of care ultrasound [abstract]. 
    Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2017
  • Impact of EMR discharge notifications on rates of patient follow-up and treatment of hypertension: a retrospective cohort [abstract]. 
    Academic Emergency Medicine. 2016
  • Patterns of use of cervical spine decision rules installed in EHR imaging order [abstract]. 
    Academic Emergency Medicine. 2016
  • Post-splinting x-rays of non-displaced hand, wrist, ankle, and foot fractures are unnecessary [abstract]. 
    Academic Emergency Medicine. 2016
  • Anterior shoulder dislocation reduction in the emergency department: is there a best technique [abstract]?. 
    Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2015
  • Early discharge with next day stress testing in low risk chest pain patients presenting to the emergency department is feasible [abstract]. 
    Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2015
  • Innovative utilization of the EPIC electronic medical record for integrating evidence-based medicine and improving patient care [abstract]. 
    Academic Emergency Medicine. 2015
  • Treatment of accidental hypothermia at a level I trauma center: a retrospective cohort [abstract]. 
    Academic Emergency Medicine. 2015
  • Can a low-risk chest pain protocol reduce admission rates among patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain? A quality project [abstract]. 
    Academic Emergency Medicine. 2013
  • Does CT scan affect diagnosis and management of patients with suspected renal colic [abstract]?. 
    Academic Emergency Medicine. 2013
  • Hydroxocobalamin hinders hemodialysis [abstract]. 
    Clinical Toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.). 2012
  • Agreement between physician and CT scan in high energy mechanism stable trauma patients [abstract]. 
    Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2011
  • Bedside ultrasound for the hypotensive patient [abstract]. 
    Academic Emergency Medicine. 2011
  • Correlation between internal jugular vein dimensions and congestive heart failure [abstract]. 
    Academic Emergency Medicine. 2011
  • Emergency department patient knowledge and physician communication regarding computed tomography (CT) scans [abstract]. 
    Academic Emergency Medicine. 2011
  • Laboratory confirmed gonorrhea and/or chlamydia rates in clinically diagnosed PID and cervicitis [abstract]. 
    Academic Emergency Medicine. 2011
  • Laboratory screening of depressed or suicidal patients is unnecessary [abstract]. 
    Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2011
    • Book
  • Atlas of clinical emergency medicine
    2016
    • presentations
    Presentation
  • 22 y/o whose hemodialysis was delayed [presentation], American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) Scientific Assembly
  • Best new literature for the rural emergency medicine provider [presentation], Comprehensive Advanced Life Support (CALS) 4th Hospital Conference
  • Can a low risk chest pain protocol reduce admission rates among patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain [presentation]?, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) 2012 Regional Meeting
  • Correlation between internal jugular vein dimensions and congestive heart failure [presentation], HealthPartners Research Foundation Celebration of Research
  • Cost effectiveness and socioeconomic impact of ultrasound at the bedside [presentation], Ultrasound in the Critical Patient 1st International Congress
  • Default versus open text narcotic prescription writing in the emergency department electronic medical record [presentation], SAEM (Society of Academic Emergency Medicine) Annual Meeting
  • Effect of repeat abdominal CT on diagnosis and disposition in emergency department patients [presentation], Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) 2012 Regional Meeting
  • Electronic medical record workflow affects bedside ultrasound ordering and documentation compliance [presentation], Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Great Plains Regional Research Forum
  • Impact of EMR discharge notifications on patient follow-up and treatment for hypertension: a retrospective cohort [presentation], Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Great Plains Regional Research Forum
  • Influential papers in emergency medicine [presentation], Emergency Medicine and Trauma Update: Beyond the Golden Hour
  • Patient satisfaction surveys: rising importance, limited reliability [presentation], AAEM (American Academy of Emergency Medicine) Scientific Assembly
  • Placement of a cervical collar increases the optic nerve sheath diameter in healthy adults [presentation], SAEM (Society of Academic Emergency Medicine) Great Plains Regional Meeting
  • Placement of a cervical collar increases the optic nerve sheath diameter in healthy adults [presentation], American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) 2017 Annual Convention
  • Ultrasound evaluation for jugular venous distention in patients with dyspnea [presentation], SAEM (Society of Academic Emergency Medicine) Annual Meeting
  • Ultrasound guided direct internal jugular venous catheterization [presentation], Great Plains Regional SAEM (Society for Academic Emergency Medicine) Meeting
  • Ultrasound in acute respiratory illness in children [presentation], Ultrasound in the Critical Patient 1st International Congress
  • Variability in quantity and quality of point-of-care ultrasounds performed by core faculty at a teaching hospital [presentation], SAEM (Society of Academic Emergency Medicine) Great Plains Regional Meeting
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