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ACEP Now: Vol 38 – No 01 – January 2019

Year 2068: The Next 50 Years in Emergency Medicine

Year 2068: The Next 50 Years in Emergency Medicine

Jan 14, 2019 - By Omar Z. Maniya, MD, MBA; Zach Jarou, MD; and Hannah Hughes, MD, MBA

DALLAS, Aug. 16, 2068 —“Good morning, Mr. Smith,” the nursing home’s artificial intelligence bot chimes. “Your heart...

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We Must Start Paying Attention to Physician PTSD in Emergency Medicine

Jan 14, 2019 - By Meeta Shah, MD

I cried at work the other day. It’s not that crying in reference to a sad case is...

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Medication-Assisted Therapy Is More Than Just Buprenorphine

Medication-Assisted Therapy Is More Than Just Buprenorphine

Jan 14, 2019 - By Evan Schwarz, MD, FACEP, FACMT; and R. Corey Waller, MD, MS, FACEP, DFASAM

Editor’s Note: This is the sixth part of an ongoing series on what emergency physicians can do...

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Dr. John Lumpkin, a Pioneer of EM

Dr. John Lumpkin, a Pioneer of EM

Jan 14, 2019 - By Andrea Green, MD, FACEP

A lthough John R. Lumpkin, MD, MPH, FACEP, FACME, FAAN, was initially drawn to a career in biophysics,...

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Atrial Fibrillation Assessment Tips, Via a Dance Club Analogy

Jan 14, 2019 - By Trent Stephenson, DO, FACEP

Have you ever thought of the cardiac conduction system as a night club—Club Ventricle? Who knows, you...

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Illustration: Vasiliy Kosyrev/Getty Images & Chris Whissen

The Health IT Evolution—Has It Been Good or Bad?

Jan 14, 2019 - By

Even with the significant investments made by the federal government, hospitals, and physicians over the past 10...

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Health Information Exchanges Can Reduce Utilization and Cut Costs

Jan 14, 2019 - By Erica Goldstein

Editor’s Note: Read Dr. Cedric Dark’s commentary on this EMRA + PolicyRx Health Policy Journal Club article....

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Table 1: Secondary Outcomes

Should You Use Direct Oral Anticoagulants for Cancer-Associated VTE?

Jan 13, 2019 - By

The Case A 73-year-old man currently undergoing chemotherapy for colon cancer presents to the emergency department with...

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Will IV Fluids Improve Lumbar Puncture Success?

Jan 14, 2019 - By Landon Jones, MD; and Richard M. Cantor, MD, FAAP, FACEP

Question 1: In neonates and infants, does an IV fluid bolus prior to lumbar puncture (LP) improve...

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In Watery Diarrhea Cases, Do Probiotics Affect Outcome?

Jan 14, 2019 - By Landon Jones, MD; and Richard M. Cantor, MD, FAAP, FACEP

Question 2: For cases of watery diarrhea, do probiotics affect outcome? Do you recommend the addition of...

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New-Drug Details: Reversing Anticoagulant Dabigatran with Idarucizumab

Feb 05, 2019 - By Mary Choy, PharmD, BCGP, FASHP

Idarucizumab (Praxbind) is the first and only specific reversal agent for a novel oral anticoagulant (NOAC) approved...

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A Case Example: Reversing Anticoagulant Dabigatran with Idarucizumab

Feb 05, 2019 - By W. Richard Bukata, MD

The Case A 75-year-old man presents to your emergency department via paramedics. His transport time was about...

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Myths in Emergency Medicine: Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiograms as Imaging Standard, and Radiographs for Pelvic Trauma

Myths in EM: The Anti-Inflammatory Properties of NSAIDs

Jan 14, 2019 - By

NSAIDs and the Anti-inflammatory Myth In the context of the opioid crisis and seeking alternatives to their...

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Five Steps to Help You Manage Opioid Use Disorder Patients

Jan 14, 2019 - By

From 2002 to 2017, there has been more than a fourfold increase in the total number of...

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Letter to Editor Thanks ACEP Now for LGBT Support

Jan 14, 2019 - By

It is rare for an article to inspire a letter to the editor; however, after reading “More...

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Reimbursement Leadership Development Program Participants Chosen

Jan 14, 2019 - By

More than 70 candidates from 22 ACEP state chapters applied for the ACEP Reimbursement Leadership Development Program...

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ACGME to Reconsider Common Program Requirements

Jan 14, 2019 - By

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) recently released proposed changes to its Common Program Requirements...

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ACEP Opposes Proposed Rule Regarding Immigrants, Medicare, Medicaid

Jan 14, 2019 - By

ACEP responded to a proposed rule issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that would implement...

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ACEP Meets with SAMSHA About Suicide Hotline

Jan 14, 2019 - By

Sandy Schneider, MD, FACEP, ACEP’s associate executive director for practice, policy, and academic lines of service, met...

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ACEP Meets with MedPAC About ED Coding and Documentation

Jan 14, 2019 - By

On Dec. 13, 2018, ACEP met with key staff of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), an...

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