To Reduce Medical Errors, Take a Cognitive Pause
In writing about medical errors, health policy researcher Robert Wears, MD, breaks down a common…
The Mediterranean Diet – A Life-Saving Discharge Instruction
The elegantly (and deliciously) simple Mediterranean diet is among the most life-saving post-MI interventions. Look…
How to Reduce a Globe Sublux in the Emergency Department
EMS presents a 47-year-old male with sudden eye pain and decreased visual acuity which occurred…
DEBATE: Why emergency physicians should NOT use etomidate as the preferred induction agent in patients with sepsis
The debate surrounding the use of etomidate in sepsis has been going on since the…
DEBATE: Why emergency physicians should use etomidate as the preferred induction agent in patients with sepsis
Those concerned about the use of etomidate in septic patients seem to focus on two…
Post Familialism and a New, New Deal
As I sit here listening to the endless debates on why the sequester will destroy/help…
When Investing, You Can’t Always Trust the Headlines
If you’d invested your funds in 2012 based on doom and gloom newspaper headlines, you…
Violent, Intoxicated, then Suddenly Pulseless
A 49-year-old clinically intoxicated male patient presented to the emergency department (ED) after suffering an…
Beyond the Metrics: How to Measure a Successful Practice
Dear Director, I recently had my annual evaluation and it left me confused. It was…
‘What Dad Would Have Wanted’
Emergency physicians (EPs) often presume that critically ill patients presenting to the emergency department (ED)…