June 2024 News from the College
ACEP-Developed Due Process Legislation Introduced by Congress Last month, Congress introduced the “Physician and Patient Safety Act”…
Blog Archives
Diagnosing Lower Urinary Tract Infections
Few shifts go by without ordering at least one urinalysis. While they are ubiquitously used, urine testing…
Tips for Diagnosing Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another
A 9-month-old male presents to emergency department (ED) with his mother for seizure. The child was diagnosed…
Extracting External Auditory Canal Foreign Bodies
The best questions often stem from the inquisitive learner. As educators, we love—and are always humbled—by those…
The Ultrasound-Guided Genicular Nerve Block
Chronic knee pain is common and debilitating. Patients often seek care in the emergency department (ED) setting…
The SPEED Protocol: Using Ultrasound To Detect Acute Aortic Dissection
A 59-year-old man presents to your community emergency department (ED) with chest pain that is radiating to…
Diagnostic Errors, Revisited: Where Do We Go Wrong, and How Can We Change?
It has been well over a year since the controversial publication of the Agency for Healthcare Research…
Brazilian Butt Lift Procedure Can Result in Emergency Department Visits
A search for Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) on any social media platform will yield thousands of before-and-after…
ACEP’s Clinical Policy on Acute Ischemic Stroke
The clinical policy on the management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with acute…
Emergency Medicine and EMS Have Grown in Parallel Tracks for 50 Years
Jon Krohmer, MD, FACEP, who says he has “the EMS blood type,” practically had a front row…