28-Year-Old Female with ‘RLQ Pain’
Your next patient is a 28 year old female who has been triaged by one…
Kill ‘Em With Kindness
Dear Director, I know we’re not always going to agree with each other in…
ACEP Pain Policy Falls Short
The College’s new policy lacks a comprehensive perspective and too readily discourages the use of…
Hard Rules for “Soft” Admissions
In the coming years, there will be major changes in the way doctors and hospitals…
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,…