Typical Problem, Atypical Twist
Don’t assume that every shoulder dislocation is the same. A 49-year-old, right-hand- dominant male…
EPM Poll: 3D Printing in the Emergency Department
While 3D printing has been in existence since the 1980s as a manufacturing tool, the…
Unintentional Fraud: The Slippery Slope of EMR Up-Coding
Electronic medical records were bad enough when they slowed you down. Now they might also…
Mini Board Review: July 2013 Edition
Emergency Physicians Monthly has teamed up with the board prep pros at Rosh Review to…
The Pin Factory: Rethink Your Staffing Models
Licking old wounds is what you do at my age. This issue of EP Monthly…
Ruling Out Septic Arthritis
How many times have you evaluated acute, non-traumatic, monoarticular arthritis while contemplating the risks and…
NNT: Thrombolytics have a long way to go to be proven effective
Q: Does administering aspirin in the acute stages of ischemic stroke reduce death and disability?…
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…