ACEP Now: Vol 36 – No 12 – December 2017 Archives

How To Perform an Emergency Burr Hole Procedure

Dec 12, 2017 - By David Beffa, MD

As a new medical director, I thought to myself, “What is the worst that could happen at...

Dec 12, 2017 - By Gerad Troutman, MD, MBA, FACEP

I sat at the ACEP headquarters attending an EMS board review course as the Texas Emergency Medical...

Jan 04, 2018 - By Yenisleidy Paez Perez, DO

The Case A 24-year-old male presents to the emergency department after sustaining an injury to his right...

Dec 12, 2017 - By Jeffrey Glassberg, MD, MA

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited hemoglobin disorder that affects approximately 100,000 individuals in the United...

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The Case The emergency department is getting busier with the after-work and after-school crowds. The next patient...

Nov 28, 2017 - By Susan B. Promes, MD, MBA, FACEP

On June 28, 2017, the ACEP Board of Directors approved a clinical policy developed by the ACEP...

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In January, we published “Diversity in Recent Leadership Positions,” which highlighted the recent accomplishments and honors of...

Dec 12, 2017 - By Alister Martin, MD, MPP; and Nathan Max Kunzler, MD

The Case A 32-year-old female with anxiety and recent bimalleolar ankle fracture presents requesting help with her...

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The ACEP leadership team works tirelessly to improve the field of emergency medicine. Here’s a selection of...

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Linda Lawrence, MD, FACEP, has been elected physician director at large on the board of directors of...

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Q. International stocks are doing really well, so I’m thinking about investing more money into them. What...

Dec 13, 2017 - By Hamilton Lempert, MD, FACEP, CEDC

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

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Dr. Gaddis, Thank you for your response (August 2017) to our review article entitled “Benzos and Chill,”...