Manage Acute Variceal Bleeding Aggressively
The management of patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeds (UGIB) presenting in extremis is enough to…
EPM's Survey on Workforce, Salary and Gender
Take EPM’s 2011 Survey on Salary, Workforce and Gender and win a $100 gift certificate…
Ketamine Use in Children
As the search for the ideal sedative agent continues, ketamine continues to be a safe…
Seen Yesterday for Chest Pain
It’s been a busy afternoon. You are working on admissions with one patient chart in each…
Are You Sending Patients Home? You Should Be.
Emergency physicians have historically been ambivalent about inappropriate ED utilization. We deplore it but are…
Orthopedists confess to costly overtesting
In 2009, Emergency Physicians Monthly polled 5,000 readers online to determine if and when EPs…
I’m Too Old for Night Shifts
Dear Director, I’m 62 years old, and have been with my group for 20…
Life-Long Learning: Beyond the LLSA
EPM executive editor Mark Plaster sat down with emergency medicine opinion leaders for a candid…
Cognitive Dysfunction
Another extremely busy day, but you feel a small sense of achievement as you prepare…
Cut the Breathing, Save Lives
In a follow-up to January’s analysis of COCPR, Rick Bukata, MD, reviews a new round…