With the Chart as My Witness
“Doctor, let me see if I understand what you’re saying. You just told the court that Melanie…
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ACEP Responds to Proposed Liability Limit Increases
It probably wouldn’t go over too well with most people if their auto insurance company informed them…
Ultrasound for Appendicitis
Diagnosing appendicitis by ultrasonography was first described by Puylaert in the 1980s.1 However, many factors have prevented…
Bedside Ultrasound for the Septic Hip
The evaluation of the pediatric patient with a limp or refusal to walk or the adult patient…
Rolling in Agony Like a Chinchilla
All people are gifted. In the ED, I see a wide variety of gifts, such as yodeling,…
Sleeping Pill Scare Tactics
I appreciated Dr. Orman’s critique of the BMJ article “Hypnotics’ Association with Mortality or Cancer: A Matched…
Whose EMTALA Is It, Anyway?
I would like to respond to Dr. David Baehren’s colum titled “Let My People Go” (April 2012,…
Less Partisanship, Please
I agree with Dr. Baehren (“Let My People Go,” April 2012, p. 2) that EMTALA is unfair…
Keep Religion Out of Our Laws
I would like to respond to Dr. David Baehren’s colum titled “Let My People Go” (April 2012,…
To OB or Not to OB – That Is the Question
I know you all have some interesting, if not bizarre, OB-related stories. I mean, the babies, they…