Acetaminophen Overdose Diagnosis and Treatment
The Case The patient is a 17-year-old non-English-speaking Bengali female with no past medical history who presented…
Posts by Joseph Harrington
How to Implement Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks in Your ED
Ultrasound-guided nerve block (UGNB) is an extremely useful technique for emergency physicians as a multimodal approach to…
ACEP Revises Venous Thromboembolism Clinical Policy
In February 2018, the ACEP Board of Directors approved a revised clinical policy on the evaluation and…
The Forces that Shaped Emergency Medicine over the Decades
As emergency physicians look back on the growth of the specialty, we have the opportunity to note…
When Unconscious Bias Hits Home (Again)
It was surprising to receive an email advising me that I had appeared on the front page…
2018 Leadership & Advocacy Conference: A First Timer’s Perspective
Despite growing up and attending college in the Washington, D.C., metro area, I somehow managed to avoid…
How to Document Exams Performed by Advanced Practice Providers
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar…
Buprenorphine Explained, And Opioid Addiction Treatment Tips
Editor’s Note: This is the third part of an ongoing series on what emergency physicians can do…
Influencing the Outcome of the ED Patient Experience of Care Survey
It is no secret that emergency physicians have been unhappy about patient satisfaction surveys. While there is…
ABEM Is Working on Alternative to ConCert Examination
The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) is working to create a new process for continuing certification…
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Polls
With regard to state legislative activity regulating the opioid prescribing practices of emergency physicians, which of the following wouId you support? Check all that apply.
- Restrictions on duration (36%, 229 Votes)
- Restrictions of quantity (34%, 219 Votes)
- Mandatory checking of prescription drug monitoring systems for all opioid prescriptions from the ED (30%, 194 Votes)
Total Voters: 367
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