Hot Session: Orthopedic Injury Treatment: Not One Size Fits All
An orthopedic injury in a child at the ED shouldn’t be treated the same as a similar…
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Hot Session: Orthopedic Injury Treatment: Not One Size Fits All
An orthopedic injury in a child at the ED shouldn’t be treated the same as a similar... -
Medical Claim Reimbursement Upheld for Auto-Related EMS Response, Trauma Care in Minnesota
Minnesota is a “no-fault” auto insurance state, providing that auto insurance policies include first-dollar medical coverage, up... -
How Emergency Physicians Should Treat Chronic Pain Patients Without Adequate Follow Up
Scenario 1: Mr. Smith is a 42-year-old male who has come to the ED because he is...
Medical Claim Reimbursement Upheld for Auto-Related EMS Response, Trauma Care in Minnesota
Minnesota is a “no-fault” auto insurance state, providing that auto insurance policies include first-dollar medical coverage, up…
How Emergency Physicians Should Treat Chronic Pain Patients Without Adequate Follow Up
Scenario 1: Mr. Smith is a 42-year-old male who has come to the ED because he is…
Congress Questions Ethics Behind FDA Approval of Zohydro ER
The FDA’s approval of the hydrocodone drug Zohydro ER has been met with criticism from health care…
Emergency Physicians Urged Not to Prescribe New Opioid, Zohydro ER, Given High Potential for Abuse
Despite the United States encompassing just 5 percent of the world’s population, it accounts for 84 percent…
Critics of Zohydro ER Approval Suspect Conflict of Interest with Pharmaceutical Industry
Whether you buy into a Food and Drug Administration conspiracy theory or not, there are many problems…
What Emergency Physicians Can Do to Reduce Unnecessary Coagulation Testing in Patients with Chest Pain
Engage other medical specialties and admitting physicians to achieve consensus on tests that are not necessary for…
Standard Strategies for Emergency Physicians To Use When Patients Seek Opioids
A test positive for cocaine is a true positive for that drug—and no patients testing positive for…
ABEM Now Offers Certification in Pain Medicine
On April 24, 2014, the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) received approval from the American Board…
New Decision Instruments That Predict Risk of Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction May Make TIMI Score Obsolete
Risk-stratification tools such as the HEART Score, EDACS score, and North American Chest Pain Rule may replace…