ABEM Modifies Certification Deadlines Due to COVID-19
In order to meet the challenges of COVID-19, the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) has modified…
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ABEM Modifies Certification Deadlines Due to COVID-19
In order to meet the challenges of COVID-19, the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) has modified... -
CRASH, a Mnemonic for the Physiological Difficult Airway
There are two causes of difficult airway: anatomy and physiology. These two factors are not always equally... -
Q&A with a Real-life Doc from the TV Series <em>Untold Stories of the ER</em>
Emergency medicine pioneer Robert Slay, MD, recently discussed his emergency medicine career and his acting with ACEP...
CRASH, a Mnemonic for the Physiological Difficult Airway
There are two causes of difficult airway: anatomy and physiology. These two factors are not always equally…
Q&A with a Real-life Doc from the TV Series Untold Stories of the ER
Emergency medicine pioneer Robert Slay, MD, recently discussed his emergency medicine career and his acting with ACEP…
It’s Time to Standardize the Nomenclature of Acute Care Telemedicine
Telemedicine refers to the use of technology to create a virtual connection between clinicians and patients to…
Dispelling 5 Ovarian Torsion Myths
The Case A 28-year-old female presents with severe lower right quadrant pain. Her intermittent pain started three…
Emergency Departments Can Help Get Patients Registered to Vote
Rates of electoral participation in the United States continue to rank in the bottom quartile among developed…
ED Patient Satisfaction Is Increasing Despite Global COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed life as we know it. A fluid situation, there has been great…
ABEM Changes ConCert Exam to Meet Challenge of Pandemic
Nationwide, emergency physicians are facing unprecedented circumstances related to COVID-19. The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM)…
The 2020 ICD-10 Definitions of Heat Illness Go Beyond Heatstroke
The United States’ International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) codes for 2020 contain updated definitions of heat illness…
Telemedicine Comes of Age in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Editors’ Note: This article was accepted on April 26, 2020, and was accurate at that time. Because…