Bactrim, Septra, Sulfatrim (Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim)
In this new regular series, we’ll take a closer look at some of the drugs…
LUQ Pain: Another Use for Ultrasound
They say that things come in threes, and at least for today, you agree. You…
Flying Solo
Today, you are the sole EP on duty in a semi-rural, critical access hospital ED.…
Take a HINTS
A 65-year-old gentleman with hypertension and hyperlipidemia presents to your emergency department one evening complaining of…
Old Patients, Ancient Questions
In the end, terminal geriatric patients need our candor and compassion – our humanity –…
ED-CAHPS: The Fed Takes on Patient Sat
Dear Director, I keep hearing that the federal government is getting into the Patient Satisfaction…
Pigtail Insertion
It’s a typical busy Saturday night in your ED. The next chart you pick up…
$16M on EMS Stroke Trial? I Want My Money Back!
The results are in. According to the Fast-Mag study, IV magnesium given for stroke patients…
Code Sunset
An elderly woman arrives from a nursing home with acute respiratory distress and altered mental…
Post-Cardiac Arrest Care
Each year, approximately 300,000 people suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in the United States.1 About…