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ACEP Now: Vol 42 – No 04 – April 2023

Pros and Cons: Waiting Room Medicine

Apr 02, 2023 - By Amy Faith Ho, MD, MPH, FACEP

In the March episode of ACEP Nowcast, I spoke with Luke LeBas, MD, FACEP, about our opposing...

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Study Compares Standard, Vector Change and Double Sequential Defibrillation

Apr 03, 2023 - By Ken Milne, MD

Case A 64-year-old man has a witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) while attending a hockey game. Bystander...

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Residency Spotlight: Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital

Apr 03, 2023 - By ACEP Now

What does your program offer that residents can’t get anywhere else? Our mix of longitudinal community exposure...

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FACEPs in the Crowd: Dr. Dan Mayer

Apr 03, 2023 - By ACEP Now

ACEP Fellow and retired emergency physician Dan Mayer, MD, FACEP, was 14 when his local YMCA began...

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A Case Report on Tetanus

Apr 03, 2023 - By Alexis Johnson, MD, MPH, RDMS; Yehudis Weiss, RPA-C, MS

A 38-year-old Hispanic male who immigrated from Ecuador in 2001 and who, at the time of his...

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Unpacking the 2023 Match Week

Mar 14, 2023 - By Leon Adelman, MD, with additional reporting from Jonathan Fisher, MD, MPH, FACEP and Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

For decades, emergency physicians took pride in being a much-desired specialty for graduating medical students. Emergency medicine...

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Is There a Place for TikTok in Emergency Medicine Practice?

Mar 21, 2023 - By Mohamad Moussa, MD, FACEP

In the midst of a busy emergency department (ED) shift, it’s common for an emergency physician to...

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Prose Category Winner: The Pianist—The 2022 Medical Humanities Writing Award Winners

Apr 04, 2023 - By ACEP Now

Every year, ACEP’s Medical Humanities Section hosts its Writing and Visual Arts Awards as part of the...

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Masks: The Good, the Bad, and Systematic Reviews

Apr 05, 2023 - By Ryan Patrick Radecki, MD, MS

At least as important as carving out the time to read new studies, it is important to...

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Poetry Category Winner: And Breathe—The 2022 Medical Humanities Writing Award Winners

Apr 28, 2023 - By ACEP Now

Every year, ACEP’s Medical Humanities Section hosts its Writing and Visual Arts Awards as part of the...

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Case Report: Blunt Tracheal Injury Creates Difficult Airway

Apr 05, 2023 - By Jonathan Glauser, MD, FACEP, MBA

A 34-year-old male was involved in a motorcycle rollover. His vehicle hit a pole, and he was...

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Diagnostic Test Turnaround Times Are Improving Across Emergency Depts

Apr 05, 2023 - By James J. Augustine, MD, FACEP

So many difficulties have cropped up in the emergency department (ED) during the almost three years of...

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How To: The Ultrasound-Guided Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block

Apr 06, 2023 - By Alex Ayala, MD; Henry Ashworth, MD, MPH; Arun Nagdev, MD

Injuries to the upper extremity (e.g., fractures, dislocations, lacerations, abscesses, and foreign bodies) are common, but can...

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Diverticulosis in the intestine.

Stop Prescribing Antibiotics for Diverticulitis

Mar 21, 2023 - By Lauren Westafer, MD

Not all patients with acute, uncomplicated diverticulitis need antibiotics. This practice is not cutting-edge—it is ready for...

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April 2023 News From the College

Apr 03, 2023 - By ACEP Now

ACEP is Powered by People Like You In honor of National Volunteer Week (April 17–21), ACEP extends...

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Part 1: Ethical Considerations in Treating Adolescent Psychiatric Emergencies

Apr 25, 2023 - By Eileen F. Baker, MD, PhD; V. Ramana Feeser, MD; Monisha Dillip, MD; Joel M. Geiderman, MD; Catherine A. Marco, MD

Case Presentation A 15-year-old boy presents to the emergency department (ED) via EMS for evaluation after getting...

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