Dealing With Dr. Early Dispo
Director’s Corner I have gotten several complaints from our hospitalist staff about one of my…
Ultrasound-Guided Thoracentesis
It’s just been one of those nights. It just took you three attempts to get…
The Golden Rule for Pain
The key to pain management is to treat your patient the way you’d want to…
Smart Recession Investing (part 2)
Financial Consult Last month we started the conversation about how to invest wisely during…
Planning for the ED of the Future
EPM presents the ACEP White Paper on how emergency departments can prepare for the geriatric…
Patient Sat Scores: Teach to the Test
EPs and administrators need to stop in-fighting and face sat scores as a team
Best of EM:RAP: D-dimmer, Arotic Dissection & Cardioversion
D-dimer assays have been previously hypothesized to be useful for many disease entities including pulmonary…
Left Lower Quadrant Pain with a Twist
A 67-year-old man with a history of heavy ethanol and crack cocaine abuse presented to…
62-Year-Old Woman With Abrupt Stomach Pain and Distension
Wet Readings Several ambulances arrive back-to-back late one evening. After working up an elderly man with…
Why the swollen face?
-52-year-old woman -History of diabetes -Complaints of unilateral right-sided facial swelling that began 3 days…