How to Build a Solid Financial Foundation
So, you are a new graduate who followed my advice and took the month of…
The Solitary Practice of a Ship's Physician
Since I was a child, the lure of sailing the blue seas has fascinated me,…
Best of EM:RAP July 2010
NEW VIDEO from Mel Herbert Stroke Part 2: Cortical or Lacunar?
Report from the AMA House of Delegates
This June, the AMA House of Delegates convened in Chicago for its Annual Meeting. Medical…
Examining the American Proposition
As summer progresses, hardly a day goes by that doesn’t challenge America’s hegemony, from the…
Confounding Variables: Part 3 in a series
When reading the literature, do you ever wonder who really has the right answers? How…
Swedish S-Cut trauma shear: A Cut Above the Rest
We all use trauma sheers in the emergency department, and we’re well aware of their…
Building a Better Emergency Department: An Architect’s Perspective
Is your hospital planning a new emergency department or expansion? Due to ever-increasing patient volumes,…
Red, swollen thumb. Is it MRSA?
It’s the day shift and for once the pace is rather mellow in the Pediatric…
Here Comes the Sun
Emergency physicians, with their long shifts worked entirely indoors, could be at a risk of…