Photojournalism Helps Break Down Cultural, Racial Differences Between Physician and Patient
An ED physician connects with a ex-prison inmate-turned-inpatient by photographing his white supremacist tattoos Except for the…
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ED Waiting Room Posters on Prescribing Pain Medications May Violate EMTALA
Statement from CMS region 4 office could have far-reaching implications for EDs nationwide On Jan. 18, 2013,…
What Will Obamacare Mean for Emergency Physicians?
Five top voices in emergency medicine talk about the pros and cons of the Affordable Care Act…
How To Place A Blakemore Tube in an ED Patient with Upper GI Bleeding from Esophageal Varices
Equipment list and tips on technique for the ED physician Case A 58-year-old male patient presents to…
Welcome to ACEP Now
With a new mission and purpose, the official voice of emergency medicine is now written by ED…
Critical Decisions: Acute Otitis Media In Children
From the EM Model 7.0 Head, Ear, Eye, Nose, Throat Disorders 7.1 Ear Acute otitis media (AOM)…
ER Jingle Bells
Verse 1: Driving down the road, when something from the sky, Drifts down onto your car, and…
Oh, I wish I Were an Oscar Mayer Wiener
Around 14 years ago, the FDA, that wise government agency that gave the thumbs up to the…
Learning From the Alcoholic Down the Hall
Have you ever saved an alcoholic? To my knowledge I never have. When I started residency, I…
Emergency Department Aphorisms
Severe acute pain should be treated aggressively, even if you don’t yet know the cause. When you…