ACEP Now: Vol 36 – No 04 – April 2017 Archives

Positive Patient Encounters Can Help Emergency Physicians Cope with Burnout

Apr 10, 2017 - By

I never thought burnout was a real thing. People always talked about it, but I felt it...

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How Does Bias Affect Physicians, Patients?

Apr 10, 2017 - By Bernard L. Lopez, MD, MS, CPE, FACEP, FAAEM

Women have a higher rate of missed myocardial infarction. Black patients wait longer to receive care in...

Onsite Medical Care, Resuscitation Increasingly Important at Mass Gathering Events

Apr 11, 2017 - By Chrissy H. Chan, MD, and Matt S. Friedman, MD

The term “mass gathering” refers to a variety of different events including music festivals, concerts, state fairs,...

Antibiotics May Be Effective for Managing Appendicitis

Apr 10, 2017 - By David A. Talan, MD

"Appendicitis is an obstructed, ischemic ticking time bomb of a finger-like extension of the bowel, which if...

ACEP Reviews Guidelines on Education, Dehydration, Spinal Motion Restriction

Apr 10, 2017 - By

Editor’s Note: This is part four of a four-part series. The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR)...

ACEP Accredits Geriatric Emergency Care for Emergency Departments

Apr 10, 2017 - By Christopher Carpenter, MD, MSc, FACEP; Ula Hwang, MD, MPH, FACEP; Kevin Biese, MD; Darrell Carter, MD, FACEP; Teresita Hogan, MD; Marianna Karounos, DO, MS, FACEP; Michael Malone, MD; Donald Melady, MD; Anthony Rosen, MD, MPH; Mark Rosenberg, DO, MBA, FACEP; Sandy Schneider, MD, FACEP; Manish Shah, MD, FACEP; Thomas Spiegel, MD, MS, MBA; and Michael Stern, MD

Emergency department providers across the nation recognize that, every shift, patients seem older. These observations are not...

Physician and Lawyer Fight Health Insurers for Fair Reimbursement of Emergency Physicians

Apr 11, 2017 - By

It can be difficult for small physician groups to take on large insurance companies over payment and...

Treatment for Acute Gastroenteritis, Acute Epididymitis in Pediatric Patients

Apr 11, 2017 - By Landon Jones, MD, and Richard M. Cantor, MD, FAAP, FACEP

The best questions often stem from the inquisitive learner. As educators, we love, and are always humbled...

Optimize Your Personal Finance Behavior

Apr 11, 2017 - By

Q. Why do some physicians seem to be so much more financially adept than others? What are...

Medical Evidence Revisits Acute Kidney Injury Risk with Contrast-Induced Nephropathy

Apr 11, 2017 - By

In the last few decades, as advanced imaging has become pervasive, a few adverse effects relating to...

ABEM Names New Board of Directors Members

Apr 11, 2017 - By

The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) Board of Directors elected two new directors at its February...

Billing for Ultrasound Tests Done in the Emergency Department

Apr 11, 2017 - By Mike Lemanski, MD, FACEP, FAAFP

Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar...

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