Spotting bacterial endocarditis in the ED
A 35-year-old presents to the ED complaining of a swollen tongue of several hours duration.…
Check-ups in aisle one
Will in-store clinics help with ED overcrowding or become a drain on reimbursement?
Well, Baby
“I think he’s sick,” my wife said raising her voice while stepping between me and…
Stop the Bleeding!
From the battlefield to the ED, improvements in hemorrhage contral have changed the way we…
States lead with health care reform
EPs skeptical as more states move forward with their own reforms.
Handling hysteria
Learn to spot mass psychogenic illness in the ED and take steps to keep…
Digest of Dr. Herbert’s Monthly Audio CME Series: ACS Risk Stratification
A digest of Dr. Herbert’s monthly audio CME series, edited by Chris Feier, MD As…
The BrainScope
Functional brain testing may soon be available in the emergency department, thanks to…
Surviving the Deposition, Part II
Sometimes survival means taking your own advice Last summer, just after I had begun writing…
Director’s Corner: Slow boil
Late arrivers and power politics, all in a day’s work When colleagues or medical…