Beware of Hospital Compare
The true impact of public reporting of quality measures on emergency medicine
Is BNP Worthwhile for CHF?
A point-counterpoint discussion of relevant research BNP Can Help in Dx of CHF by Chris…
The Chest Pain Evaluation: Testing the Tests
Although these CDRs summarize what you should be looking for, regarding history, physical examination and…
Clinical Decision Rules: Are They Valid?
Chest pain is a diagnostic dilemma for the emergency physician. Data from the United States…
News Upload with Howard Kim: Mind the Gender Gap
Mind the Gender Gap Women comprise nearly 50% of medical students, yet the percentage of…
Facing Retirement During Recession
“The number one issue for physicians who continue to practice as we grow older is…
Policy News
Could Medicare’s new “Preventable Complications” policy bring your emergency department to its knees?
Soundings: Chronic back pain? Check the ultrasound
You are working the Sunday overnight shift when you pick up a chart that sends…
Wet Reads Facial trauma: A look beyond the bones
Elderly female with head and facial injuries with diminished mentation & poor respiratory effort…
Male Child Survived Rollover MVC
You hear the report from the medics at a scene of a male child, “between…