Standard Strategies for Emergency Physicians To Use When Patients Seek Opioids
A test positive for cocaine is a true positive for that drug—and no patients testing positive for…
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Standard Strategies for Emergency Physicians To Use When Patients Seek Opioids
A test positive for cocaine is a true positive for that drug—and no patients testing positive for... -
Expanded Diagnostic Testing in the Emergency Department Raises Need for Cohort Data
The utilization of diagnostic testing in the ED has expanded with the growing number of tools available... -
Pros and Cons of “Fountain of Youth” Treatments
In a boxing match, the divergent camps set themselves up in opposite corners. When it comes to...
Expanded Diagnostic Testing in the Emergency Department Raises Need for Cohort Data
The utilization of diagnostic testing in the ED has expanded with the growing number of tools available…
Pros and Cons of “Fountain of Youth” Treatments
In a boxing match, the divergent camps set themselves up in opposite corners. When it comes to…
Anti-aging Therapies to Combat Low Testosterone Syndrome Set Bad Precedent
Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD, director of PharmedOut, a Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) project whose mission includes educating healthcare…
AOA-ACGME Merger Provides Single Accreditation System for MDs, DOs
A landmark announcement came in March 2014, with the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), the American Association of…
Pediatric Anesthesia Teams Use Sweet Smells to Calm Preoperative Patients
Scent from flavored lip balm smeared inside anesthesia or oxygen masks can improve patient tolerance and reduce…
New Decision Instruments That Predict Risk of Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction May Make TIMI Score Obsolete
Risk-stratification tools such as the HEART Score, EDACS score, and North American Chest Pain Rule may replace…
Tips for Managing Medical School Student Loans
Debt-consolidation, loan forgiveness programs can help emergency physicians deal with student loan debt Sarah Hoper, MD, recently…
How to Make the Incision, Insert the Tube in Cricothyrotomy
Tips on sternal stabilization, making vertical and horizontal incisions, palpitating the cricothyroid membrane from an emergency physician…
CMS and Maryland Enter into Accountable Care Agreement
Maryland shifts its hospitals from fee-for-service to pay-for-performance payment model; expenditures-per-capita system estimated to save Medicare $330…