Minimally-Invasive Monitoring: A Review of the Edwards System
It’s 2 a.m. and you’re seven hours into a 12-hour overnight shift. Your pager announces…
About Suffering
Suffering is optional. Unfortunately for some of our patients, it’s at our option and not…
When to Say, “You’re Fired!”
Dear Director, I’m a medical director and have one doc who I’m under pressure by…
A New Look at Thyroid Emergencies Part II: Handling Thyroid Storm
Dr. LoPresti has a knack for making sense of thyroid emergencies. You’ll remember from last…
Stab Wound to the Left Shoulder
Triage walks back a 42-year-old male who has been stabbed in the left shoulder by…
AMA Study: EPs Rank 5th in Liability Claims Frequency
A just-released AMA study has revealed that more than 42% of physicians across all specialties…
ECG PEARLS: Beware the Slow Mimics of Ventricular Tachycardia
A 37-year-old man presented to the emergency department with severe respiratory distress. He reported a…
Expect the Unexpected
When it rains, it pours. You and your overnight team of residents have just finished…
Drunk and Dangerous
It was a hot Saturday night and the ED was packed, as usual. All the…
EPM Survey: ACLS Training is of Minimal Value
From a total of 769 respondents, 80% of whom were board certified in emergency medicine…