How To Place A Blakemore Tube in an ED Patient with Upper GI Bleeding from Esophageal Varices
Equipment list and tips on technique for the ED physician Case A 58-year-old male patient presents to…
Emergency Medicine
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How To Place A Blakemore Tube in an ED Patient with Upper GI Bleeding from Esophageal Varices
Equipment list and tips on technique for the ED physician Case A 58-year-old male patient presents to... -
Welcome to ACEP Now
With a new mission and purpose, the official voice of emergency medicine is now written by ED... -
Welcome to ACEP Now
With a new mission and purpose, the official voice of emergency medicine is now written by ED…
ER Jingle Bells
Verse 1: Driving down the road, when something from the sky, Drifts down onto your car, and…
Oh, I wish I Were an Oscar Mayer Wiener
Around 14 years ago, the FDA, that wise government agency that gave the thumbs up to the…
Emergency Department Aphorisms
Severe acute pain should be treated aggressively, even if you don’t yet know the cause. When you…
A Grand Decade Draws to a Close
Ten years ago Ron Cunningham, then Director of Communications for the American College of Emergency Physicians, was…
Atrial Fib in the ED: Assessing Stroke Risk
Atrial fibrillation (afib) is the most commonly diagnosed arrhythmia, affecting 2.7 million in the United States. Afib…
Experiencing Wilderness Medicine at New River Gorge
In July 2013, a unique educational offering for medical residents and students was created in the New…
George Podgorny, MD – Advocate And Architect of Emergency Medicine
Life has sweet and sad moments, sometimes too closely juxtaposed. At the October 2013 ACEP Scientific Assembly…