ACEP Clinical Policy on Intravenous Tissue Plasmogen for Stroke Continues to Evolve
In 2013, ACEP updated its clinical policy for the use of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for…
ACEP Now: Vol 34 – No 03 – March 2015
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ACEP Clinical Policy on Intravenous Tissue Plasmogen for Stroke Continues to Evolve
In 2013, ACEP updated its clinical policy for the use of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for... -
ACEP Section Grants Advance Emergency Medicine
The ACEP section grant program was established to assist sections with meeting members’ needs, educating the public,... -
Tips for Relieving Increased Intraocular Pressure
The Case A 24-year-old male presents to the ED late Saturday night after leaving the local watering...
ACEP Section Grants Advance Emergency Medicine
The ACEP section grant program was established to assist sections with meeting members’ needs, educating the public,…
Tips for Relieving Increased Intraocular Pressure
The Case A 24-year-old male presents to the ED late Saturday night after leaving the local watering…
Myths in Emergency Medicine: Diagnostic Imaging for Dizziness
Does Dizziness Cause You Diagnostic Disequilibrium? Although most providers have developed a standardized approach for the evaluation…
Emergency Physicians Find Opportunities for Patient Care, Career Advancement in VA Hospitals
After three deployments, 13 moves, and an incredible variety of jobs and experiences, I retired from the…
Emerging Healthcare Trends Highlight Need to Define Quality, Value Metrics for Emergency Medicine
Where does emergency medicine fit into this emerging framework? Does it fit at all—does it even have…
ACEP President Dr. Michael J. Gerardi Shares Views on Challenges Facing Emergency Medicine
Each year brings new challenges for our specialty to face and a new President to the lead…
Opinion: Risk, Harm Ratios of Legalizing Marijuana Need Closer Look
In response to the marijuana pro-con [“Legalizing Marijuana Will Make It Safer,” and “How Legalizing Marijuana Has…
Rat-Bite Fever’s Non-Specific Symptoms Make Patient History Important for Diagnosis
The Case Chief complaint: fever and rash. I stare at the triage notes of the eight-year-old female…
Opinion: Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants Should Not Have Same Drug Prescribing Authority as Physicians
[Regarding “Minnesota Becomes 19th State to Allow Nurse Practitioners Full Scope of Authority to Prescribe,” published online…