Did this patient need thrombolytics? A peer-review of expert-witness testimony
A 42-year-old patient was unloading a truck when he developed sudden nausea and dizziness. He…
Bleeding Won’t Stop
It was “wait and see” until the bleeding began, and wouldn’t stop.
Tip of the Month: Soft Sling
A soft sling in seconds.
New product could allow painless peds injections
New gas-powered delivery vehicle could be the key to painless, quick and effective topical anesthesia
Reimbursements: Oct 07
Q. Revenues and reimbursements seem to be decreasing at an alarming rate. I feel like…
Proton pump inhibitor therapy for upper GI bleeds
When confronted with a patient who exhibits evidence of a recent upper GI bleed that…
Wet Reads: 9/07
Side impact injury Motorcycle wrecks seem to be “in vogue” this year for the trauma…
Soundings: Traumatic hypoxia
It’s just another typical Saturday night in the ED. You’ve just finished stabilizing…
Tracings: Weak and dizzy
A 40-year-old male presents to the ED after a syncopal episode. In his past medical…
The Obese Patient: Confronting the Epidemic
The first in a series of columns concerning the morbidly obese patient in the emergency…