Managing the Managers
Dear Director, I think my nurse manager is ineffective and has lost the support of…
Breaking Down the Health Reform Bill: Part II
In this ongoing feature, EPM Executive Editor Mark Plaster reviews the recently-enacted health care reform…
The Skinny on Sickle Cell Trait
“Doctor, I have the sickle cell.” Your eyebrows raise as the complications of sickle cell…
Laughter is the Best Medicine
Comedian Brad Neider, MD, rifts on medical acronyms and the medical definition of "laughter" (VIDEO)
Rick Bukata gives grand rounds at UCLA (video)
Dr. Rick Bukata gives Grand Rounds at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), asking…
The Coach Is In
Many of us find our lives to be far more scheduled than reflective. Sometimes it…
Chest Pain: No Habla Español, No Diagnosis
Triage walks back a 45-year old Hispanic man with chest pain. “He said ‘dolor’, and…
Why I Love My iPad
Years ago at the ACEP Scientific Assembly, I announced during my talk on PDAs that…
Mother Lode
The phrase ‘no pain, no gain’ must have been coined by a very pregnant woman.…
Breaking Down the Health Reform Bill: Part I
The following summary of the health care reform bill, passed by the Congress and signed…