No Lactate? Use Anion Gap as Screen
Serum lactate levels are a useful tool in managing critically ill septic patients, but the…
Special Report from the AMA House of Delegates
News & Analysis Once again the venerable AMA HOD (House of Delegates) convened in mid-June…
Medicaid: Health Reform’s Fatal Flaw
Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for expanding coverage. Especially for the poor. Nothing frustrates…
The Swine Flu Frenzy
A Pandemic of Media Misinformation
The Kennedy/Dodd Bill: A Physician’s Analysis
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, chaired by Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn), passed…
On Quality: EPs Must Self Police or Else
If we don’t set the standards, Washington bureaucrats will.
STAT!: Quality Care Survey
STAT! EMERGENCY MEDICINE BY THE NUMBERS 235 emergency physicians responded to EPM’s quality care…
Physicians Are Key to Cost Containment
Who Defines Quality Care? Like it or not, no health care reform will be successful…
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…