65-year-old female with a foot injury
Consider this scenario. You’re nearing the end of another busy shift in the emergency department…
Diagnosing Compartment Syndrome
A 29-year-old African American male presents to the emergency department with a chief complaint of…
You Can’t Post That Online!
Social media sites like Facebook and Twitter have ushered in new ways for physicians to…
Know Your Cost Basis and Save on Taxes
Many of you invest in taxable (nonretirement) accounts in addition to investing in your 401k…
Moving On Up
Dear Director, I’ve served as the associate medical director in a few different ERs,…
40-Year-Old Female With Severe “Gas Pains”
It seems like your entire shift has been non-specific abdominal pain, peppered with a few…
How Inappropriate Drug Shortages Are Compromising Emergency Medical Care
Although we used to have any drug we needed at our fingertips (regulatory interference notwithstanding)…
What Critical Data Could Your EHR Be Hiding?
Privacy advocates are pushing electronic record vendors to create a new class of “sequestered” health…
Regulating Inactivity
After sitting for hours reading the transcript of the Supreme Court oral arguments on the…
TMP-SMZ: Be Careful
You rarely hear of problems with the old standby, TMP-SMZ, but there is a growing…