Cover-Up
As I entered the room my eyes went immediately to the elderly lady sitting halfway…
Cost-Benefit Analysis
“I have to do a cost-benefit analysis of the situation,” your eager intern replies. It’s…
The New Anticoagulants
You’ve taken care of this sort of patient countless times: A 65-year-old is brought to…
Rules of the Road: Tips for the New Class
Congratulations! You’ve completed your emergency medicine residency and you’re ready to finally start your life…
Practicing Under the Influence
Dear Director, One of our doctors has had issues with attendance and weight loss. Now,…
Judith Tintinalli to Become Editor-in-Chief of Emergency Physicians Monthly
Beginning in July, 2013, Dr. Judith Tintinalli will begin serving as Editor-in-Chief of Emergency Physicians…
‘Grave’ Eye Pain
A 62-year-old African American female with PMHx of HTN, PUD and Graves’ disease s/ p…
Are You Conflicted? Get Serious About Conflicts of Interest
Many medical providers look at conflicts of interest (COI) as murky situations that other, less…
The Value of Repeat Studies
It’s busy. There are twenty-eight patients in the waiting room with the longest waiting 4…
Mini Board Review: June 2013 Edition
Emergency Physicians Monthly has teamed up with the board prep pros at Rosh Review to…