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ACEP Now: Vol 39 – No 08 – August 2020

2020 ACEP elections preview

2020 ACEP Elections Preview: Meet the President-Elect Candidates

Aug 19, 2020 - By

Each year, ACEP’s Council elects new leaders for the College at its meeting. The Council, which represents...

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3D illustration of coronavirus COVID-19 under the microscope.

COVID-19 Therapeutics: What Works, and What Doesn’t?

Aug 11, 2020 - By Joshua Niforatos, MD, MTS

With thousands of articles published weekly on COVID-19, navigating the literature on this emerging infectious disease can...

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Residency Spotlight: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University

Aug 19, 2020 - By

Twitter: @UHCMC_ED Website: thelandofem.com Location: Cleveland Year founded: 2008 Number of residents/program length: 12 residents/year, 3-year program...

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Opinion: Should Emergency Departments Watch for Chronic Kidney Disease?

Aug 21, 2020 - By Amal Agarwal, DO, MBA; Joseph A. Vassalotti, MD; and Zhou Yang, PhD, MPH

Emergency physicians order basic metabolic panels for a variety of reasons. For patients without a primary care...

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ACEP Offers Comprehensive Support for EPs During the COVID-19 Crisis

Aug 19, 2020 - By Jordan Grantham

The early months of this COVID-19 crisis already feel like a blur, as we were all riding...

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Figure 1: Positioning the patient in a “frog-leg” orientation allows for easy access to the adductor canal.

How to Perform an Adductor Canal Nerve Block

Aug 21, 2020 - By Peter E. Croft, MD; and David Mackenzie, MDCM, FACEP, FRCPC

Injuries or soft tissue infections of the lower extremity are common reasons for patients to seek emergency...

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Maura Kelly

Remembering Emergency Physician Dr. Lorna Breen

Aug 21, 2020 - By Maura Kelly

The following is a summary of “The Pandemic’s Psychological Toll: An Emergency Physician’s Suicide” from the September...

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

Compassionate Care for Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Aug 21, 2020 - By

In 2018, the ACEP Council passed Resolution 40-18: Care of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the...

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Case Report: Persistent Runny Nose Follows Upper Respiratory Infection

Aug 21, 2020 - By Caitlan Hinton; and Allison Trop, MD, FACEP

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks are rare.  But when seen in an emergency department, they should be recognized...

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Keegan Bradley

Team Rubicon Responds to COVID-19 Crisis in the Navajo Nation

Aug 25, 2020 - By Keegan Bradley, MD; and Stanley Chartoff, MD, MPH, FACEP

Editors’ Note: This article was accepted on June 28, 2020, and was accurate at that time. Because...

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Figure 1: An amplified stethoscope.

Stethoscopes & Hearing Aids: Choosing the Right Devices for You

Sep 02, 2020 - By David Baehren, MD, FACEP

Three years ago I noticed I was not hearing well through my stethoscope. I decided to try...

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When COVID-19 Hits a Colleague: Personal Experience from Kayenta

Aug 25, 2020 - By Keegan Bradley, MD

An experience that I will always remember from this deployment was the night one of our own...

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TEN-4 FACES P: A Mnemonic to Help You Spot Signs of Child Abuse

Aug 19, 2020 - By Caitlan Hinton; and Allison Trop, MD, FACEP

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people have been staying home and spending more time with family. While...

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Loss of a Miss Navajo: Personal Experience from Kayenta

Aug 25, 2020 - By Stanley Chartoff, MD, MPH

The experience that struck me most involved the first death of a COVID-19 patient I personally witnessed....

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Q&A with Susan Sedory, ACEP’s New Executive Director

Aug 21, 2020 - By

It’s not every day that ACEP welcomes a new Executive Director—in fact, only three people held the...

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How to Invest in Real Estate with Retirement Accounts

How to Invest in Real Estate with Retirement Accounts

Aug 21, 2020 - By

Q. I want to invest in real estate, but all of my retirement money is in retirement...

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At What Age Should We Start Swabbing Kids for Strep Throat?

Aug 21, 2020 - By

Question 1: At what age do children reliably start getting group A strep pharyngitis? A prospective observational...

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Do Any Studies Indicate Doxycycline Will Stain Kids’ Teeth?

Aug 11, 2020 - By

In children, should we really be scared about staining teeth with doxycycline treatment? Studies in the 1960s...

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How to Avoid Missing a Pediatric Elbow Fracture

Sep 02, 2020 - By Arun Sayal, MD

Pediatric elbow injuries are among the most challenging musculoskeletal conditions for emergency physicians. Kids can be a...

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The Nation’s Search for a Solution to Surprise Billing Continues

Aug 25, 2020 - By

Nearly two years after I wrote a column about balance billing, the nation still wrestles with how...

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California’s Approach to Surprise Billing Disadvantaged Physicians

Aug 25, 2020 - By Chloé Woodington, MD

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

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Coding Wizard

Relaxed Documentation Burden for Teaching Physicians

Aug 11, 2020 - By Michael Lemanski, MD

As part of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) efforts to reduce mandatory and duplicative documentation...

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ACEP Responds to the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

Aug 11, 2020 - By

On Aug. 3, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued its major annual Medicare payment proposed...

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ACEP’s Board of Directors Approves New Policy Statements

Aug 11, 2020 - By

During its recent board meeting in late June, the ACEP Board of Directors approved the following new...

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Make Plans Now for ACEP20: Unconventional

Aug 21, 2020 - By

While we wish we could be together in person, we are excited to take ACEP20 into an...

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New Mentoring Program Supports Diverse Emergency Medicine Community

Aug 19, 2020 - By

ACEP’s Diversity, Inclusion and, Health Equity Section (DIHE) partnered with the Emergency Medicine Residents' Association (EMRA) Diversity...

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Congratulations to ACEP’s 2020 Teaching Award Winners!

Aug 21, 2020 - By

ACEP extends its heartfelt congratulations to the 2020 winners, who will be honored during ACEP20 in late...

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ACEP Marks Physician Suicide Awareness Day

Aug 21, 2020 - By

Physician Suicide Awareness Day is coming up on Sept. 17. ACEP will be providing updates on the...

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