Difficult Decisions in the Intensive Care Unit
Mr. Rogers Today, I am leading the team this morning in the intensive care unit (ICU) when…
Posts by Jed Henson
ACEP Clinical Policy on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
On February 1, 2023, the ACEP Board of Directors approved a clinical policy developed by the ACEP…
What Is ACEP Fighting for in 2023?
Every year, ACEP’s Federal Government Affairs Committee and the ACEP federal advocacy team work together to establish…
The New Mexico Bridge Program
In 2020, New Mexico established the New Mexico (NM) Bridge—a new initiative to address the state’s rapidly…
More Readers Respond to AHRQ Report on Diagnostic Errors in the ED
Re: “Report on ED Diagnostic Errors Sparks Controversy” What is needed here is not a response, but…
An Open Letter from ACEP’s Tactical and Law Enforcement Medicine Section
I watched the traffic stop video of Tyre Nichols with an all-too-familiar mix of revulsion, sadness, and…
The Real-World Utility of Ophthalmic Tomography
It is not uncommon for patients with eye and vision concerns to present initially to the emergency…
Why Physicians Are Overconfident and How We Can Overcome It
Medical training oftentimes relies on pattern recognition, which is necessary to develop an excellent clinician who is…
Shift from Metabolize-to-Freedom to Medication-Assisted Treatment
“Metabolize to freedom” or “MTF” as it is commonly known to emergency physicians is too frequently the…
High Dose Nitroglycerin in Acute Heart Failure Goes Mainstream
The current acute management of patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) in florid pulmonary edema barely…