Residency Spotlight: University of California, San Francisco—San Francisco General Hospital
University of California San Francisco—San Francisco General Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency Program Twitter: @ucsfdem Location: San Francisco…
Posts by Joseph Harrington
Case Report: A Hyperthermic Death from the Diet Pill DNP
The Case A 22-year-old male arrived in the emergency department at 12:36 a.m., accompanied by his mother….
Consider This When Evaluating Mysterious Back Pain
The Case A 33-year-old female with a past medical history of anxiety presented to the emergency department…
What Is—and Isn’t—Guaranteed Under EMTALA Can Be Complex
This medical malpractice case is high yield for every emergency physician as it covers a subtle but…
Time to Put Negative Perceptions of Metal Detectors to Rest
Violence in the emergency department is not a new phenomenon. Our specialty has been fighting for workplace…
Racism Is the Ultimate Pre-Existing Condition
Editor’s Note: Read Dr. Cedric Dark’s commentary on this EMRA + PolicyRx Health Policy Journal Club article….
ACEP Continues Multi-Front Efforts in Opioid Battle
In early October, St. Joseph’s University Medical Center Emergency Department in Paterson, New Jersey, became the first…
What To Expect When Sending Patients with COVID-19 Home
We have learned much about the novel coronavirus in the months since the start of the pandemic….
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in the Emergency Department
A 62-year-old female patient presents with fever, cough, and an infiltrate on her chest radiograph. She receives…
Residency Spotlight: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Twitter: @dallasemed Location: Dallas, Texas Year founded: 1997 Program length: 3 years Current number of residents: 66 What sets…