ACEP’s New Point-of-Care Phone App Gives You Bedside Tools
Emergency physicians are innate problem solvers. If they see a gap, they work to close it. When…
Posts by Joseph Harrington
Simple Ischemic Stroke: Is There Really Such a Thing?
The Case A 50-year-old male with no known past medical history is brought to the emergency department…
Best-Practice Recommendations for Clinical Scheduling During Pregnancy
As a specialty, emergency medicine attracts physicians who run on variety and adrenaline. Of course, there are…
EM Doc Works with Indiana Lawmakers to Help Young Pregnant Patients
In most states, minors who are pregnant can consent for their own care. But as I learned…
What Emergency Physicians Need to Know About Anti-Inflammatory Monoclonal Antibodies
If you watch network prime-time news programs at all, you can’t help but be impressed by the…
In Children, Can We Nonoperatively Manage Open Forearm Fractures?
The best questions often stem from the inquisitive learner. As educators, we love, and are always humbled…
What’s the Deal with Pocket Ultrasound?
Pocket ultrasound devices have arrived! With their price points set at less than $3,000, the era of…
ABEM Has a Plan to Make Certification More Meaningful and Accessible
Emergency medicine certification is undergoing an evolution. The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) will soon begin…
ACEP4U: Update on ACEP’s Electronic Health Record Advocacy Efforts
Everyone who works in health care knows electronic health records (EHRs), originally designed to streamline patient records…
Calling Patients Benefits Them, and You, Too
I love picking up the phone, calling a patient, and finding out that they are feeling better…