Rules for the ER
Greetings to all new emergency medicine interns. Your residency program signed you up for a free monthly…
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Starting a New Chapter
Right now, my heart is on the other side of the world. You see, my life is…
Why We Tweet #ACEP13
ACEP’s annual conference, ACEP13, is just around the corner. Are you going? If so, you will see…
Submersion Questions
In Critical Decisions (August 2013), “Submersion Injuries,” there are two areas I would like to question. “The…
EBM and the Five Stages
I read with interest Dr. Faust’s column of June 2013 titled “EBM and the ‘Five Stages of…
Obesity is a Disease?
The question mark at the end of the title is there not so much because I’m questioning…
Clinical Guideline Review: Diagnosis of DVT
The ACEP Clinical Policies Committee regularly reviews guidelines published by other organizations and professional societies. Periodically, new…
The Moral Challenge of Morbidly Obese ED Patients
September 1, 2013
- Gregory L. Larkin, M.D., ArVind Venkat, M.D., and Rostislav Mouravev, M.D., ACEP News contributing writers
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More than a-third of all Americans are obese.1 Morbid obesity, variously defined as either BMI > 40kg/m2…
The Career Report: The Job Market for Emergency Physicians
I recently did a research project on the progression of emergency medicine residency programs in the past…
The ER is a Cost-Effective Place to Receive Acute Care
There is a persistent narrative about emergency rooms that says they are overly expensive places to receive…