All Juiced Up
While performance enhancing drugs made national news through Lance Armstrong’s very public doping scandal, they are…
Sweet Satisfaction
“Hey sweetheart,” I said, interrupting my wife’s thoughts as she concentrated on writing her blog.…
Is This A Typical Viral Infection?
“I think it’s time we go on ambulance diversion again,” your charge nurse suggests, looking…
Making the Most of Your Electronic Health Record
If your EHR system is a lemon, you’re not alone. Get involved in the process…
Lynn Massingale + Ricardo Martinez on the Future of the Hospital System, Part II
In the second of two installments, emergency medicine elder statesmen Ricardo Martinez and Lynn Massingale…
Why Gender-Specific Medicine Matters in the Emergency Department
If that coughing and wheezing febrile premee is a boy he is at greater risk…
A Treatise on Medical Stewardship
If government is the answer, just imagine how stupid the question is. George Orwell was…
Overdiagnosis: Fact vs. Fiction
EP Monthly has highlighted the issue of practice heterogeneity over the last four years, but…
CMS Benchmarking: I’ll Show you My Numbers if I Can See Yours
As the director of a single-coverage community ED with about 22,000 visits a year and…
New Evidence for Managing Pediatric ALTE
An ALTE, or apparent life-threatening event, is defined somewhat nebulously. Essentially, it is a frightening…