Top Ultrasound Apps
All you need is a smart phone and an internet connection and you can have…
The Limping Toddler
Practical Pediatrics by Amy Levine, MD Why has this child been intermittently refusing to…
Mark Plaster Reports from Haiti
EPM’s executive editor Mark Plaster, MD, arrived in Haiti on January 24th to assist in…
Study: Using NIPPV for Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema Can Save Lives
The use of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV), especially CPAP, in decompensating patients with acute…
Fuel Up [Right] Before Winding Down
You just walked in after a stressful night shift and you head straight to the…
The Back Pain Differential
You’re working at a teaching hospital ED in Houston one evening when one of your…
In Praise of Lawyers
“You know what?” I said philosophically as I put my feet up on the table…
Forensic Epidemiology: When is an illness also a crime?
by Michael Allswede DO On November 1, 2006, a previously healthy 43-year-old male named Alexander…
Is CPR effective? Can ice save a life? Rethinking Resuscitation
Given the importance of running effective resuscitations on critically ill patients one would think our…