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ACEP Now: Vol 36 – No 07 – July 2017

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Is Involuntary Hold for Psychiatric Patients the Only Answer?

Jul 10, 2017 - By Dinah Miller, MD

Eleanor (not her real name) talked to me at length about her experience as a patient who...

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PHOTO: Benjamin Thomas

Injuries from Inner-City Guns Reignite Plea to Stop the Violence

Jul 10, 2017 - By

“Don’t let me die,” he told me. As I provided supplemental oxygen to him at the head...

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Emergency Medicine Residents Launch EMPower Podcast Series

Jul 11, 2017 - By John Corker, MD; Shamie Das, MD, MBA, MPH; and Zach Jarou, MD

Remember the first time you felt “at home” in emergency medicine—like you were in the right place...

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Tips for Negotiating Emergency Physician Employment Contracts

Jul 11, 2017 - By

QUESTION: I’m getting ready to look for my first job as an emergency physician. What should I...

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New Mexico Supreme Court Ruling Helps Ensure Patient Care Across State Lines

Jul 11, 2017 - By James Williams, DO, MS, FACEP

A recent New Mexico Supreme Court decision has huge professional liability ramifications for physicians treating patients from...

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Sepsis Screening Tools for Pediatric Patients and Prophylactic Antibiotics for Near Drowning Questioned

Jul 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...

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What Emergency Physicians Can Learn from Stab Wounds

Jul 10, 2017 - By Ralph J. Riviello, MD, MS, FACEP; and Heather V. Rozzi, MD, FACEP

The Case: A 58-year-old male presents to the emergency department in cardiac arrest after sustaining a stab...

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Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Is Rare but Serious Complication of E. Coli Infection

Aug 03, 2017 - By Pingching N. Kwan, MD, FACEP; and Changyow C. Kwan, BS

The Case A  3-year-old boy with watery diarrhea for the past three days as well as vomiting...

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ACEP Refines Its Clinical Policy on Psychiatric Boarding

Jul 10, 2017 - By Devorah Nazarian, MD

In January 2017, the ACEP Board of Directors approved a clinical policy developed by the ACEP Clinical...

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Opinion: Emergency Physicians Don’t Need Ultrasound Certification from External Agencies

Jul 10, 2017 - By J. Matthew Fields, MD, FACEP

For those of you who haven’t been recently barraged by advertisements, a new organization called the Alliance...

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Treatment Strategies for Shock-Resistant Ventricular Fibrillation

Jul 10, 2017 - By Anton Helman, MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP

The Case You get a call that a 50-year-old woman collapsed while running a marathon. Bystanders started...

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Latest Research on Nonoperative Treatment of Appendicitis in Pediatric Patients

Jul 11, 2017 - By

The Case Johnny is a 10-year-old boy who presents to the emergency department after a 24-hour history...

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ACEP Council Resolution Submission Deadline Is July 30

Jul 10, 2017 - By

Help ACEP set the course of action for the College and emergency medicine. Write a Council resolution...

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