Myths in Emergency Medicine: Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiograms as Imaging Standard, and Radiographs for Pelvic Trauma
Myth 1: CTPA Is the Incontrovertible Standard for PE Today’s imaging standard for pulmonary embolism (PE) is…
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Myths in Emergency Medicine: Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiograms as Imaging Standard, and Radiographs for Pelvic Trauma
Myth 1: CTPA Is the Incontrovertible Standard for PE Today’s imaging standard for pulmonary embolism (PE) is... -
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Can Benefit Some at Age 90 and Older
People in their nineties and older represent a tiny but growing fraction of patients who undergo percutaneous... -
Sepsis Screening Tools for Pediatric Patients and Prophylactic Antibiotics for Near Drowning Questioned
The best questions often stem from the inquisitive learner. As educators, we love, and are always humbled...
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Can Benefit Some at Age 90 and Older
People in their nineties and older represent a tiny but growing fraction of patients who undergo percutaneous…
Sepsis Screening Tools for Pediatric Patients and Prophylactic Antibiotics for Near Drowning Questioned
The best questions often stem from the inquisitive learner. As educators, we love, and are always humbled…
What Emergency Physicians Can Learn from Stab Wounds
The Case: A 58-year-old male presents to the emergency department in cardiac arrest after sustaining a stab…
ACEP Refines Its Clinical Policy on Psychiatric Boarding
In January 2017, the ACEP Board of Directors approved a clinical policy developed by the ACEP Clinical…
Is Involuntary Hold for Psychiatric Patients the Only Answer?
Eleanor (not her real name) talked to me at length about her experience as a patient who…
Novel Telemedicine Approaches Offer Direct-to-Patient Services, Peer-to-Peer Support for Providers
Telemedicine can be defined as “the remote delivery of health care services and clinical information using telecommunications…
Billing, Coding Tips for In-House Emergency Consultations
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar…
Patient Flow Improvements to Boost Efficiency in Small Emergency Departments
The emergency department at Houlton Regional Hospital (HRH) in Houlton, Maine, wanted to take its operational performance…
ACEP Now Readers Comment on ACEP Ethics Committe Censure of Dr. Peter Rosen
I would like to compliment Dr. Sullivan and the Ethics Committee on their censure of Dr. Rosen….