ACEP’s tPA Policy Needs Revision
The jury is still out among EPs as to whether tPA helps more than it…
Mini Board Review: August 2013 Edition
Emergency Physicians Monthly has teamed up with the board prep pros at Rosh Review to…
Dear Hospital Bean Counters: Don’t Forget the ED Referral
In this age of budget cuts and health care reform it is becoming increasingly important…
EPM Welcomes Incoming Editor-in-Chief Judith Tintinalli
In her inaugural issue, we take a few minutes to learn a little bit about…
Stop the Pity Party
This column is a nested narrative, but lest you think I am fulfilling the path…
Why Clinical Trials Shouldn’t Be Stopped Early for Benefit
In 2001, Bernard et al published a piece in the New England Journal of Medicine…
Dead on Arrival: Post-Mortem Ultrasound
Paramedics bring in a 60-year-old male who collapsed at work and remained unresponsive. They state…
Clinical Focus: Strangulation and Hanging Injuries
A 31-year-old male was brought in by ambulance after attempting to hang himself. He was…
Don’t Be Fooled By the Purchase Price…
Back in 2005 I bought my first house. It’s the only house I’ve ever owned.…
Why is ED Holding Still an Issue?
Boarding admitted patients in the ED is as bad for patient care as it is…