Take Time to Save Time
After starting residency about a year ago, I realized that the free time I once took for…
Procedures and Skills
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Take Time to Save Time
After starting residency about a year ago, I realized that the free time I once took for... -
Remember to Take Your Daily Vicomin
A patient arrives drunk at 3 a.m. with a chief complaint of back pain, toothache, headache, or... -
Fling Open the Doors
In the course of a typical week, we frequently encounter patients who are intoxicated, belligerent, or cantankerous....
Fling Open the Doors
In the course of a typical week, we frequently encounter patients who are intoxicated, belligerent, or cantankerous….
Darth Vader in the ER
Top 10 Reasons Why Darth Vader Would Make a Good ER Physician 10. Darth Vader prioritized brutally….
Introduction: Heimlich Maneuver
Well over 30 years ago, as a raw PG-1 on my first month in the ED, I…
Focused Renal Sonography
Renal ultrasonography has replaced more invasive radiographic assessments such as IVP (intravenous pyelogram) in the diagnosis of…
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…
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 ……
Remember to Take Your Daily Vicomin
A patient arrives drunk at 3 a.m. with a chief complaint of back pain, toothache, headache, or…