Return ED Visits: Poor Performance or Flawed Metric?
As part of the triple aim, there is a very concerted effort to develop markers of high-quality…
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Return ED Visits: Poor Performance or Flawed Metric?
As part of the triple aim, there is a very concerted effort to develop markers of high-quality... -
Can Ottawa Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Rule Determine which Headache Patients Need More Tests?
The Case A 38-year-old man presents to the emergency department with sudden onset of a severe frontal... -
Gunshot Victim Share Experiences from Las Vegas Mass Shooting
On Oct. 1, 2017, attendees of the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas were...
Can Ottawa Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Rule Determine which Headache Patients Need More Tests?
The Case A 38-year-old man presents to the emergency department with sudden onset of a severe frontal…
Gunshot Victim Share Experiences from Las Vegas Mass Shooting
On Oct. 1, 2017, attendees of the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas were…
Opinion: How the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Got Almost Everything Wrong
What could be wrong about a campaign to promote sepsis survival? Looking back on the history of…
Billing for Nerve Blocks
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar…
Understanding the Biology of Addiction Might Improve Emergency Care of Patients Who Abuse Opioids
Editor’s Note: This is the first part of an ongoing series on what emergency physicians can do…
Tips for Catching Commonly Missed Ankle Injuries
Written from the perspective of an emergency physician who also runs a weekly minor fracture clinic, this…
Residency Brings Training That Extends Beyond Textbooks
My time as an emergency medicine resident will be coming to an end in less than six…
Prednisolone or Dexamethasone for Pediatric Asthma Exacerbations?
The Case A 6-year-old girl presents to the emergency department after waking up at midnight with another…
An Emergency Medicine Resident’s Journey Through the Devastation of Hurricane Maria
There I was, landing in a town cut off from the outside world by Mother Nature. The…