A Cost-effective Way to Evaluate Patients with Recurrent Renal Colic
Urinalysis and bedside renal ultrasound are effective, safe, and less expensive than repeat CT scans “Doctor, EMS…
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A Cost-effective Way to Evaluate Patients with Recurrent Renal Colic
Urinalysis and bedside renal ultrasound are effective, safe, and less expensive than repeat CT scans “Doctor, EMS... -
The Role of Emergency Physicians in Caring for Patients with Chronic Pain
Providing support, treatment for acute flare-ups and new pain pathology, understanding medication requests, and avoiding adverse drug... -
Pros and Cons of Independent Contractor Status for ED Physicians
Differences, advantages, and pitfalls of working as an IC versus a hospital employee in the ED In...
The Role of Emergency Physicians in Caring for Patients with Chronic Pain
Providing support, treatment for acute flare-ups and new pain pathology, understanding medication requests, and avoiding adverse drug…
Pros and Cons of Independent Contractor Status for ED Physicians
Differences, advantages, and pitfalls of working as an IC versus a hospital employee in the ED In…
ACEP Now Break Room Offers Companionship and Commiseration for Emergency Physicians
Send us your thoughts, questions, and gripes. We’re here to listen! When all the charts are out…
Photojournalism Helps Break Down Cultural, Racial Differences Between Physician and Patient
An ED physician connects with a ex-prison inmate-turned-inpatient by photographing his white supremacist tattoos Except for the…
ER Jingle Bells
Verse 1: Driving down the road, when something from the sky, Drifts down onto your car, and…
Oh, I wish I Were an Oscar Mayer Wiener
Around 14 years ago, the FDA, that wise government agency that gave the thumbs up to the…
Learning From the Alcoholic Down the Hall
Have you ever saved an alcoholic? To my knowledge I never have. When I started residency, I…
Emergency Department Aphorisms
Severe acute pain should be treated aggressively, even if you don’t yet know the cause. When you…
I’m Just Asking About Who Gets Jobs Where
I’ve noticed something. At tertiary care hospitals, such as Level 1 trauma centers, there are all manner…