ACEP Joins Choosing Wisely Campaign
In last month’s ACEP13 Opening Session, ACEP announced its list of five tests and procedures that may…
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ACEP Joins Choosing Wisely Campaign
In last month’s ACEP13 Opening Session, ACEP announced its list of five tests and procedures that may... -
Critical Decisions: Hyperkalemia
From the EM Model 5.0 Endocrine, Metabolic, and Nutritional Disorders 5.3 Fluid and Electrolyte Disturbances Hyperkalemia, defined... -
The Moral Challenge of Morbidly Obese ED Patients
More than a-third of all Americans are obese.1 Morbid obesity, variously defined as either BMI > 40kg/m2...
Critical Decisions: Hyperkalemia
From the EM Model 5.0 Endocrine, Metabolic, and Nutritional Disorders 5.3 Fluid and Electrolyte Disturbances Hyperkalemia, defined…
The Moral Challenge of Morbidly Obese ED Patients
More than a-third of all Americans are obese.1 Morbid obesity, variously defined as either BMI > 40kg/m2…
Change Right on Target
Dr. Jeremy Faust’s article, “Change from below” (April 2013, p. 4) was so spot-on, I have to…
The ‘Sultan of Signout’
If you were a patient, would you want your case to be subject to a game of…
EMF Reaches Goal, Meets its Match
The Emergency Medicine Foundation announced a record fundraising year of more than $1 million in unrestricted donations…
Critical Decisions: Acetaminophen Toxicity
From the EM Model 17.0 Toxicologic Disorders 17.1 Drugs and Chemical Classes A recent study revealed that…
Influence on the clinical practice of emergency medicine
Experts have estimated that defensive medicine wastes up to $210 billion annually. Medicolegal concerns have been cited…
Emergency Medicine Foundation Announces 2013-14 Grantees
Two-Year EMF Fellowship Daren M. Beam, M.D. Indiana University Direct Fibrinolysis to Treat Acute Pulmonary Embolism $150,000…
It’s Not Managed Care Any More
Where does emergency medicine fit in the emerging and evolving new health care world? Who will define…