The POLST Paradigm: Pretty in Pink
Case: A 55-year-old woman with metastatic ovarian cancer is brought into your emergency department from home, unaccompanied,…
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The POLST Paradigm: Pretty in Pink
Case: A 55-year-old woman with metastatic ovarian cancer is brought into your emergency department from home, unaccompanied,... -
Take Time to Save Time
After starting residency about a year ago, I realized that the free time I once took for... -
Darth Vader in the ER
Top 10 Reasons Why Darth Vader Would Make a Good ER Physician 10. Darth Vader prioritized brutally....
Take Time to Save Time
After starting residency about a year ago, I realized that the free time I once took for…
Darth Vader in the ER
Top 10 Reasons Why Darth Vader Would Make a Good ER Physician 10. Darth Vader prioritized brutally….
ACEP Adopts Opioid Clinical Policy Recommendation addresses critical issues in the prescribing of opioids for adult patients
Exactly how big of a problem is prescription drug abuse, specifically opioids, in the United States? The…
‘Let’s Talk’: Approaches to Refusal of Care in the ED
Physicians have ethical obligations to help patients and to respect their autonomy. Usually, these obligations are consistent…
It’s Time for Single-Payer
“You can always trust the Americans to do the right thing, once they’ve tried everything else.” Winston…
Solving the Emergency Surgical Care Crisis
Each day, dramatic stories of lifesaving interventions unfold in emergency departments. Following the deadly shooting rampage in…
Is Acute Care Surgery Optimal for Nontrauma Emergencies?
Yes: Model provides cost-effective surgical care. I can say without qualification that acute care surgery is the…
Hurtled Into (Cyber)space
I was waiting for it. The staredown. The showdown. It was me or the machine. “Lisa ……
Alone in a Crowd: Why we forget about patient privacy and why we shouldn’t
“Doon, doon, doon…” – a soft alarm sounds. An IV pump needs attention. “Click. Tap-a-tap.” – a…