Patient Sat: Rules of engagement
Whether you love or hate patient satisfaction surveys, there are a few ways to avoid…
Star Power
“It’s official,” I called out to my wife from my computer. “Emergency physicians have more…
The cross exam
First, there are several basic methods of cross-examinations. The ways you can respond are numerous.…
Schizophrenia
Review by Jose Vega, MD Column Organized by Evan Schwarz, MD Division of Emergency Medicine…
Use of tPA in strokes
Is there a definitive standard? A 42-year-old patient was unloading a truck when he developed…
The cordless speculum
An evolutionary, not revolutionary, spin on illumination
Tip of the Month: Infant Stress Test
The Infant Stress Test
Not-so-simple arm pain
Sometimes the chief complaint is not the problem
Wet Reads: Take off the collar?
Take off the collar? When there is a mechanism of injury for C-spinefracture, don’t…
Soundings: An impossible exam
When pain (perceived or real) makes patients almost impossible to examine, ultrasound can…