It is 0715 hours, and you have just come onto shift when EMS calls that they are…
Background As Electronic Health Information (EHI) has increased in prominence, the U.S. federal government has set the…
Clinical Case Your next patient is a Spanish-speaking 24-year-old female who begins by telling you that she…
When considering an optimized environment for compassionate patient communication, the chaotic emergency department (ED) probably gives some…
We wrote such beautiful essays and personal statements on our medical school and residency applications. But, over…
As emergency physicians, we are trained in the core procedures surrounding critical illness and resuscitation, such as…
Editors’ Note: This article was accepted on April 14, 2020, and was accurate at that time….
Midshift. Pick up a new patient. Overdose. On what? Ibuprofen, about 10. How old? 16. Hmm Fast…
In the United States, patients are losing trust in physicians.1 To some degree, this shift is reflective…
I love picking up the phone, calling a patient, and finding out that they are feeling better…