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…
Troponins in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
A hemodynamically stable middle-aged male presents to your ED with non-pleuritic chest pain and multiple…
The Universal Coverage Quagmire
A specialty divided on the fundamental issues of healthcare insurance reform can finally agree on…
Your Day in Court
Your long-awaited, much dreaded court date has arrived. What should you wear? Which days should…
Fellow Feud
Non-ABEM/AOBEM EPs won a strategic victory in October when the ACEP certification section voted to…