Should Emergency Physicians Abandon Face-Mask Ventilation?
Face-mask ventilation is considered a fundamental procedural skill in emergency medicine. We have historically deployed it when…
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Should Emergency Physicians Abandon Face-Mask Ventilation?
Face-mask ventilation is considered a fundamental procedural skill in emergency medicine. We have historically deployed it when... -
Low Back Pain Emergencies Could Signal Neurological Injuries
When physicians pick up a chart in the emergency department and see that the chief complaint is... -
Superficial Venous Thromboses, Intracranial Aneurysms, and Treating High Glucose Levels: More Myths in Emergency Medicine
1.All Superficial Venous Thromboses Are Created Equal? It is very easy to take the ultrasound report at...
Low Back Pain Emergencies Could Signal Neurological Injuries
When physicians pick up a chart in the emergency department and see that the chief complaint is…
Superficial Venous Thromboses, Intracranial Aneurysms, and Treating High Glucose Levels: More Myths in Emergency Medicine
1.All Superficial Venous Thromboses Are Created Equal? It is very easy to take the ultrasound report at…
Wearable Health Care Technology, Devices that Emergency Physicians Need to Know About
This is Part 2 of our ongoing series on the Internet Of Medical Things (IOMT). There are…
Vermont to Launch All-Payer Accountable Care Organization Model for Financing Health Care
Beginning in January 2017, Vermont will launch a voluntary all-payer accountable care organization (ACO) model for financing…
Maryland Hospitals Feel Impact of Global Budget Revenue Model
In the 1976 movie All the President’s Men about Watergate, the informant “Deep Throat” tells Bob Woodward…
ACEP Outlines Flaws, Biases in New England Journal of Medicine Story on Balance Billing
In November, The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published an article of great concern for all…
Patient Education Might Help Lower Risk of Prescription Opioid Abuse
(Reuters Health) – Patients who talk with their physicians about the risks of prescription opioid addiction are…
California Bill Would Require Reporting of ‘Superbug’ Infections, Deaths
(Reuters) – A California state senator has introduced a bill that would mandate reporting of antibiotic-resistant infections…
Pulmonary Embolism Prevalence Examined in Patients with Syncope
“Have you thought about pulmonary embolism [PE]? I’ll come see the patient, but would you mind putting…