Packers and Stuffers: Contraband in the ED
Trivia question #1: What is the latest mode of transportation for the illegal smuggling of…
Final Analysis: Outpatient Management of Mild Diverticulitis
This case, originally published in May of 2009, sparked a lively debate online. Here are…
Join the Circus
Strategies for engaging the media intelligently when a public health crisis strikes
The Josiah Plan
Josiah Yoder often came to our Ohio emergency department straight from the fields, still wearing…
Identifying CHF Patients as Low-Risk for Adverse Outcomes
The Case: A 65-year-old male presents to your ED complaining of increasing exertional dyspnea and…
Taking Stock
A primer on stock investments . . . and the case for saying goodbye to…
EM By the Book
Director’s Corner You may think that your hospital and departmental rulebooks don’t apply to…
Emergency Medicine at the Top of the World
Every climbing season – April through May – the Everest Base Camp Medical Clinic comes…
Right Flank Pain
Soundings A 29-year-old female presents late in the evening to your rural emergency department, accompanied…
Confirming G-Tube Placement
“I think my child has swan flu!” You pause and try your hardest to maintain…