Sometimes Opioids Are Necessary
Editor’s Note: This letter is in response to May’s Skeptics’ Guide to Emergency Medicine column, “Lidocaine for Renal…
Pain and Palliative Care
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Sometimes Opioids Are Necessary
Editor’s Note: This letter is in response to May’s Skeptics’ Guide to Emergency Medicine column, “Lidocaine for Renal... -
Buprenorphine Explained, And Opioid Addiction Treatment Tips
Editor’s Note: This is the third part of an ongoing series on what emergency physicians can do... -
Communication Tips for Reaching Your Opioid-Addicted Patients
Editor’s Note: This is the second part of an ongoing series on what emergency physicians can do...
Buprenorphine Explained, And Opioid Addiction Treatment Tips
Editor’s Note: This is the third part of an ongoing series on what emergency physicians can do…
Communication Tips for Reaching Your Opioid-Addicted Patients
Editor’s Note: This is the second part of an ongoing series on what emergency physicians can do…
How Is ACEP Directly Affecting Your Practice?
ACEP leadership and staff works every day to make change at the highest levels that will affect…
Legal Access to Marijuana Tied to Drop in Opioid Prescriptions
Opioid prescriptions may decline when states legalize marijuana, suggest two U.S. studies in JAMA Internal Medicine. One…
Opioids No Better than NSAIDs for Chronic Back or Arthritis Pain
Acetaminophen, ibuprofen and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are better than opioids at easing the intensity of…
How to Spot and Treat Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
We were wrapping up a peaceful shift, as peaceful as it can be for a Level 1…
How to Diagnose Aortic Dissection Without Breaking the Bank
It used to be said that missing the clinical diagnosis of aortic dissection was “the standard” as…
Treating Headaches Doesn’t Have to Cause One
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A headache is one of the common presentations in the emergency department. Of course, the vast…
Manage Pain Without Opioids
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Occupational strains and sprains are common presentations to the emergency physician. At the same time, there…