Geriatric Trauma Myths and Misperceptions: Part 1
The oldest Americans are the fastest-growing population in the United States.1 Older persons are more likely to…
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Geriatric Trauma Myths and Misperceptions: Part 1
The oldest Americans are the fastest-growing population in the United States.1 Older persons are more likely to... -
6-Step Approach to Acute Motor Weakness
Physicians increasingly depend on laboratory tests and imaging, sometimes at the expense of a careful history and... -
Massive Hemorrhage Protocols: The 7 Ts
Outcomes in polytrauma depend not only on prompt recognition of occult shock and early source control of...
6-Step Approach to Acute Motor Weakness
Physicians increasingly depend on laboratory tests and imaging, sometimes at the expense of a careful history and…
Massive Hemorrhage Protocols: The 7 Ts
Outcomes in polytrauma depend not only on prompt recognition of occult shock and early source control of…
7-Step Approach To Diagnosing & Treating Hepatic Encephalopathy
A known complication of cirrhosis of the liver is newly altered level of awareness (LOA). Although several entities…
5 Tips on Testicular Torsion
A 20-year-old healthy man arrives at the emergency department at 4 a.m. complaining of one hour of…
Physician Compassion in EM (It’s More Important than You Might Think)
My friend, emergency medicine colleague and educator Barbara Tatham, MD, died of metastatic sarcoma at the age…
IV vs. PO: Which Antibiotics Are Better for Common ED Infections?
The perceived need for intravenous antibiotics drives many hospital admissions. In a sense, the decision to administer…
How to Solve Emergency Department Overcrowding
Eleven years ago, a 45-year-old aboriginal double-amputee named Brian Sinclair was found dead by ED staff in…
Chest-Pain Patients and High-Sensitivity Troponin Tests: the New Frontier
The management of emergency department patients with chest pain continues to evolve. There was a time when …