How To Avoid Missing an Aortic Dissection
A 50-year-old female develops chest pain radiating to the neck and left arm. ECG, CXR, and troponin…
Posts by Jed Henson
The Surprise Billing Fight Continues
For nearly two years, ACEP has been fighting to ensure that the federal government’s implementation of the…
Law Enforcement Information Gathering in the Emergency Department
A 32-year-old man presents in police custody for bizarre behavior. He was the driver of a vehicle…
Case Report: EMS Says Flail Chest, But Is It?
Case A 58-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse presented to the emergency department (ED) as…
Case Report: A Rare, Urgent Testicular Complication
Case A 37-year-old white male with no past medical history presented to the emergency department (ED) for…
Emergency Departments and the Growing Mental Health Crisis
While the COVID-19 pandemic certainly impacted Americans’ mental health, ED visits for psychiatric needs had been steadily…
Space Medicine: Emergency Physicians Voyage Into the Final Frontier
2024 APEX Award winning article An astronaut steps onto the rust-red surface of Mars, above her the…
Case Report: Blunt Tracheal Injury Creates Difficult Airway
A 34-year-old male was involved in a motorcycle rollover. His vehicle hit a pole, and he was…
A Case Report on Tetanus
A 38-year-old Hispanic male who immigrated from Ecuador in 2001 and who, at the time of his…
Difficult Decisions in the Intensive Care Unit
Mr. Rogers Today, I am leading the team this morning in the intensive care unit (ICU) when…