New Publication Round-Up
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Diagnosis
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New Publication Round-Up
All titles listed below are available at discount prices for ACEP and EMRA members. Visit the ACEP... -
Hidden in Plain Sight
It’s nearing the end of a busy shift, and the last patient you pick up is a... -
Review Panel Examines Finger Gangrene Case
A 55-year-old female presented to the emergency department with an avulsion laceration to the tip of her...
Review Panel Examines Finger Gangrene Case
A 55-year-old female presented to the emergency department with an avulsion laceration to the tip of her…
Emergency Medicine’s Role in End-of-Life Care
A 47-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer who is being followed by home hospice is brought to…
Camouflaging Informed Consent
In 1972, Canterbury v. Spence changed American health law, and with it, the patient-physician relationship. Some ethicists…
Transcutaneous and Transvenous Cardiac Pacing
Courtesy ACEP Cardiac pacing capture is depicted above: A, intrinsic bradycardic rhythm; B, pacer spikes are evident…
ACEP Clinical Policy Review: Suspected Pulmonary Embolism
In the June 2011 issue of the Annals of Emergency Medicine, the American College of Emergency Physicians…
Summertime Is ‘Swimmer’s Ear’ Season
Acute otitis externa (AOE), known as “swimmer’s ear,” is a common problem encountered in emergency medicine practice,…
Inferior Vena Cava Ultrasound
The 2008 ACEP Policy Statement on Emergency Ultrasound Guidelines includes the evaluation of intravascular volume status and…
Quiet Competence
In the 200 years since José Gaspar held women for ransom on Captiva Island in Florida, things…
Hidden in Plain Sight
It’s nearing the end of a busy shift, and the last patient you pick up is a…