Emergency Medicine Founders Discuss Origins of the Specialty, How It’s Changed, and What the Future Holds
In light of ACEP’s approaching golden anniversary, ACEP Now took a look back at the last 50...
ACEP Now: Vol 35 – No 12 – December 2016
Zoanthid Corals in Home Aquariums Present Risk of Lower Extremity Weakness
Zoanthid corals are commonly kept in home aquariums. They produce a potent palytoxin that has various neurologic...
Tips for Diagnosing,Treating Toxin-Induced Hyperthermic Disorders
Case 1 A 39-year-old female is transferred to your emergency department from an outpatient same-day surgery center....
ACEP’s Steps to Promote Diversity Support the Needs of Minority Physicians
It was my usual day in the emergency department at a busy community hospital with 55,000 annual...
How Emergency Departments Can Embrace Diversity, Inclusion
In response to the article “Black MD” by Jenice Forde-Baker, MD, FACEP, the need to prove one‘s ability and capability as a...
What Emergency Physicians Need to Know About Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Previously called reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) or causalgia, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) entails severe and chronic...
ILCOR Guidelines on Asthma, Concussion, Dental Avulsion, and Anaphylaxis Reviewed
The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) appointed a task force in 2013 to prepare recommendations regarding...
Early Hospital Discharge Can Improve Capacity, Patient Flow
Many hospitals in the country operate at capacity, and many patients are boarded in the emergency department....
Emergency Physician Leads 2016 U.S. Olympic Fencing Team to Victory
Emergency medicine had a hand in this year’s Olympic victories for the United States. Emergency physician Ann...
Pulmonary Embolism Prevalence Examined in Patients with Syncope
“Have you thought about pulmonary embolism [PE]? I’ll come see the patient, but would you mind putting...
Use End-Tidal Capnography for Placing Orogastric, Nasogastric Tubes, and CPR
In the last “Tricks of the Trade” column (November 2016), we reviewed how to use end-tidal capnography...
Thoroughly Document Emergency Medicine Services Provided to Receive Proper Payment
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar...
Design Emergency Departments to Boost Patient, Staff Satisfaction
“We are excited to let you know that the board approved a major renovation of the emergency...
Emergency Medicine Wellness Week Returns January 22–28, 2017
Mark your calendar and prepare to join ACEP for the second annual Emergency Medicine Wellness Week Jan....
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