The Frequency of Alcohol-Related Emergency Dept. Visits and Mortality
The Case A 53-year-old male known to have a substance use disorder presents to the emergency department….
Skeptics’ Guide to EM
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The Frequency of Alcohol-Related Emergency Dept. Visits and Mortality
The Case A 53-year-old male known to have a substance use disorder presents to the emergency department.... -
How Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners Perform in Emergency Departments
The Case Community emergency departments have seen volumes increase over the years. Previously, departments responded to increases... -
Do Antacid Monotherapy or GI Cocktails Work Better for Epigastric Pain?
The Case A 43-year-old woman arrives at the emergency department complaining of epigastric pain after eating a...
How Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners Perform in Emergency Departments
The Case Community emergency departments have seen volumes increase over the years. Previously, departments responded to increases…
Do Antacid Monotherapy or GI Cocktails Work Better for Epigastric Pain?
The Case A 43-year-old woman arrives at the emergency department complaining of epigastric pain after eating a…
After Re-Analysis, No Trials Show Efficacy of tPA in Acute Ischemic Stroke
The Case A 71-year-old woman arrives to the ED by EMS with right-sided weakness beginning 3 hours…
Endovascular Therapy With or Without tPA—What Do the Studies Say?
The Case A 61-year-old healthy female presents with two hours of right-side weakness as well as slurred…
New Study Compares POCUS with X-Ray for Shoulder Dislocations
The Case A 52-year-old male with a history of dyslipidemia presents to the emergency department after sustaining…
“Can We Pay You $100 to Not Get a CT?
The Case A 24-year-old female enters the emergency department after experiencing a brief loss of consciousness after…
In Uncomplicated AFib, Is Electrical or Chemical Rhythm Control Best?
The Case A 52-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with sudden onset of palpitations and presyncope…
What’s the Best Option for Queasiness During Pregnancy?
The Case A 28-year-old woman presents with nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. She is at eight weeks’…
Does Adding Scribes Improve Emergency Department Efficiency?
The Case Your democratic ED group has embraced electronic medical records (EMRs). You have been doing computer…