Washington’s Trillion Dollar Health Fix
In My Opinion Healthcare Reform: What’s really going to happen when Capitol Hill runs emergency…
Hip Pain After Fall in Elderly Female
You evaluate an elderly female who has tripped and fallen at home. She denies any…
Toxic Alcohols
In general, toxic alcohols can be divided into two groups based on similarity in symptoms,…
Dear ‘ER’: Thanks for the Introduction
1994. Some emergency physicians were still in high school back when NBC’s show “ER” debuted,…
Antibiotics for Strep: Addressing Readers’ Concerns
In March, Emergency Physicians Monthly ran a piece titled “Antibiotics for Strep Do More Harm…
Is That Alcohol On Your Breath?
Strategies for handling the impaired physician in the ED Director’s Corner
What can you rule out from this 4-wheeler injury?
The paramedics call-in a trauma alert on a 45 year old who ran his 4-wheeler…
Planning a Workforce That Works
Charting a viable future for the EM workforce will mean finally embracing “systems thinking” in…
Assessing intravascular volume on an obese patient
“Doctor, I can’t get the blood pressure cuff around her arm.” You aren’t surprised by…
Apparent Life-Threatening Events (ALTE)
Def. Apparent Life-Threatening Event (ALTE)* – “An episode that is frightening to the observer, that…