New “FAINT” Score May Work for Syncope Risk Stratification, but Needs Validation
The Case A 62-year-old female with a history of anemia and hypertension presents following an episode of…
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The Democratic Presidential Candidate Front-Runners’ Health Care Plans
Joe Biden Former U.S. Vice President Establish a “public option” that would compete in the marketplace with…
When Delayed Diagnosis Leads to a Malpractice Lawsuit
Patients presenting to the emergency department with multiple vague and nonspecific symptoms pose a particular diagnostic challenge….
The World Health Assembly Adopts an Emergency Care Resolution
Here in the United States, we take emergency medicine and emergency services for granted. Having an emergency?…
The Importance of Women-Focused Groups in Academic Medicine
For the first time in history, women accounted for the majority of medical school matriculants in 2017.¹…
ACEP4U: Supporting Physician Mental Health
We continue to hear the sobering statistics surrounding physician mental health, and we know your job isn’t…
Emergency Departments Can Help Connect Frequent Utilizers to Housing
In 2018, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimated that more than half a million…
When the Antibiotic Combination “Vosyn” Isn’t Enough for Sepsis
Emergency physicians are frequently shamed by hospital antibiotic stewards for overprescribing vancomycin and Zosyn (piperacillin/tazobactam), a combination…
ACEP4U: No Silence on Emergency Department Violence
During ACEP19 in Denver, we officially announced “No Silence on ED Violence,” our new joint campaign with…