Apparent Life-Threatening Events (ALTE) in Children
(ALTEs) are a common presenting complaint to the emergency department. According to the National Institutes…
When Pain Meds Just Aren’t Enough
Why does it always feel like a battle between good and evil? You want to…
Making an ET Tube
When a 3-year-old girl is brought into your remote emergency department after being struck by…
Does This Fracture Need to Be Reduced?
ED management of distal radial fractures in children Distal radial fractures are among the most…
Digit Damage
A 60-year-old man presents to the emergency department after a syncopal episode. He had been…
The True Value
You did it! After years of struggling, studying, pinching pennies, watching non-medical friends make cash,…
Sepsis: EGDT Continues to Deliver
Last month, Dr. Kevin Klauer suggested that emergency physicians “unbundle the sepsis bundle.” This month,…
The LVAD: Walking, Talking … and Pulseless
You walk into your next code and it’s a man in his 60s who collapsed…
Identity & Problems of Belief
The impetus for this month’s column was a recent interaction at a social gathering in…
AMA Gives Recs for Fixing Failed Medicare Formula
In recognition of the dire need to fix the failed Medicare physician payment formula, the…