Case Report: a High-Voltage Victim
A 44 year-old male with unknown past medical history came by emergency medical services (EMS) to the…
Posts by Jed Henson
Ethical Issues in Interhospital Transfers of Emergency Department Patients
Emergency departments (EDs) provide the essential service of evaluating patients with unscheduled, acute, undifferentiated, and decompensated conditions….
ACEP Advances Boarding Solutions
Emergency physician-supported solutions to some of the biggest challenges in health care are gaining steam in Washington,…
10 Pitfalls of Salicylate Poisoning
Salicylates, principally acetylsalicylic acid (ASA or aspirin), remain a common cause of poisoning morbidity and mortality. In…
Using Transillumination to Diagnose a Foreign Body
A 4-year-old female, who is otherwise healthy, presented to the emergency department (ED) for evaluation of left…
How to Manage Elderly Patient Pain without Opioids
A 77-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with hip pain following a fall. On ED…
ACEP’s New Clinical Policy on Severe Agitation
On October 6, 2023, the ACEP Board of Directors approved a clinical policy developed by the ACEP…
Case Report: Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Chicago
A 25-year-old Venezuelan male presented to a Chicago area emergency department (ED) in early November 2023. He…
Popular Antiobesity Medications Bring New Challenges to Emergency Physicians
On a busy emergency shift, you have a series of patients with atypical presentations. Your first patient,…
Case Report: A Sneaky Culprit for Altered Mental Status in Elderly Patients
A 95-year-old female with a history of stage III chronic kidney disease (CKD), heart failure with reduced…