To Aspirate Or Not To Aspirate?
A 20-year-old male presents to your ED complaining of five days of throat pain and…
With Great Power . . .
Power is an unusual commodity for many reasons, not the least of which is the…
Redefining EMR Usability
When I left Manhattan for the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) annual meeting in…
Don’t Eat the Fireworks
A 35 year-old male with a past medical history of severe mental retardation and a…
Inside Your Financial Planner’s Black Box
The fee and payment system in medicine is a big black box. Patients don’t know…
EPs On the Ground in Joplin
Kevin Kikta, an EP on duty during the Joplin tornado, recalls the first harrowing moments,…
Sleepwalker
“Did you know that sleep walking will get you disqualified from the Navy?” I asked…
Facebook Follies
Dear Director, I’m Facebook friends with a bunch of the nurses I work with and…
Sexism in the ED: How pervasive is gender bias?
“Do male physicians get preferential treatment in the ED?” EPM asked this among other questions…
Ultrasound of the Knee?
“Are you sure I don’t need that magic stroke medication that I saw on TV?”…