Child Abuse Cases in the Emergency Department
Case 1: A 5-year-old male is brought to the emergency department (ED) by his father and stepmother…
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Apply Today: ACEP Now Is Recruiting Next Resident Fellow
ACEP Now is looking for its next resident to join our editorial team. The position is open…
Apply To Be ACEP Now’s Next Resident Fellow
ACEP Now is looking for its next resident to join our editorial team. The position is open…
Interhospital Transfer Capabilities Still Pose Major Issues
Transferring patients from one ED to another hospital is an established part of emergency medicine practice. Patients…
Why Performance Chasing Is an Investing Error
Question I’m now eligible for my 401(k), and I need to pick which mutual funds to invest…
Updated Urology Guidelines for Priapism
Ischemic priapism is not uncommonly encountered in the emergency department (ED) and essentially results in a compartment…
Evaluating Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic disease of the lungs caused by inflammatory and structural…
Emergency Physician Empowers Children to Read
Nick Vasquez, MD, FACEP, gets to see the impact of social determinants of health every day in…
ACEP Board Meeting Tackles Current Issues, Practice Trends
Aware of growing discourse among emergency physicians about physician unionization, the ACEP Board of directors spent some…
ACEP4U: Defending YOU by Demanding an End to the Boarding Crisis
This fall, ACEP will participate in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Director’s summit on…