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…
Pain and Palliative Care
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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... -
A Rare Emergency, or Just a Pain in the Back?
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Most emergency physicians aren’t overly worried about that 62-year-old patient presenting with back pain once they...
Manage Pain Without Opioids
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Occupational strains and sprains are common presentations to the emergency physician. At the same time, there…
A Rare Emergency, or Just a Pain in the Back?
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Most emergency physicians aren’t overly worried about that 62-year-old patient presenting with back pain once they…
The Latest Information on Diagnosing and Treating Headache
It only takes one subarachnoid hemorrhage misdiagnosed as a headache to cause a nightmare for an emergency…
Discover Opioid Alternatives and How to Get Paid for Using Them
With the country’s opioid epidemic continuing to worsen, Alexis M. LaPietra, DO, an emergency physician at St….
Make Quick Decisions About Airway Management
Although he’ll be speaking on “The Unexpected Difficult Airway: How to Avoid It and How to Manage…
Spot a Deadly Case of Back Pain
A presentation of nontraumautic back pain in the emergency department rarely leads to paralysis or death. But…
End-of-Life Discussions in the Emergency Department
The emergency department is a setting in which medicine is practiced with limited time and information and…
Tips on Treating Medical Emergencies at End of Life for Patients Who Don’t Want Resuscitation
Your patient has terminal metastatic cancer. In his record, you find a Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment…
FDA Panel Backs Teva’s Abuse-Resistant Opioid Painkiller
A U.S. advisory panel recommended approving Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd’s long-acting opioid painkiller, Vantrela ER, saying data…