Director’s Corner: Going Down the Ladder
Dear Director, I’ve been a chair/medical director for 7 years and am done. It was…
Op-Ed: Why Sensitivity Matters More Than Specificity in Identifying Pericardial Tamponade
As I was building an ultrasound lecture for emergency medicine (EM) and reviewing materials in…
What Etiology of Clay-colored Stools in a Pediatric Patient?
A 17-month-old female was brought to the emergency department with concern for white-greyish stool in…
PEM Rules for Newborns – Rule No. 12-17
Despite being an emergency physician, it is uncommon for me to actually encounter true emergencies.…
Ep. 83 – Early IM Epinephrine: A Game Changer in Cardiac Arrest Treatment
In this episode of EP Talk, host Mark Plaster, co-host JD Landon, and guest Marcus…
Director’s Corner: Returning to Medicine
Dear Director, I was contacted by a doc I used to work with about a…
Train Yourself: G-tube Replacement
An affordable and easily reproducible G-tube replacement trainer Gastrostomy tubes (G-tubes) are used for nutrition,…
EPM Talk: Ep. 82 – The Role of Doppler Ultrasound in Cardiac Arrest
The video, hosted by Mark Plaster and co-host J.D. Landon, features guests Allison Cohen and…
Director’s Corner: Rapid Cycle Testing
Dear Director, Our ED patient flow is not working, and we cannot keep up with…
Closing the Gap: Emergency Physicians’ Vital Role in Treating Patients with AFib
An estimated six million people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with AFib.[1] For many,…