Get the Latest Research in the December Annals
Here is a quick look at an article published in the December issue of Annals of Emergency…
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ED Director of the Year Nominations Open
The Emergency Medicine Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2011 Blue Jay Consulting/EMF Award for Emergency…
Spotlight on Observation Care
Medicare claims for observation care rose from $828,000 in 2006 to more than $1.1 million in 2009….
Weightism in Health Care
More than 30% of the American population is obese.1 Studies have repeatedly demonstrated a bias against obese…
Acute Pancreatitis
Acute pancreatitis remains an important diagnosis in emergency medicine, accounting for more than 220,000 hospital admissions a…
I Want Out of the Guilt Journal Club
I don’t know how well you keep up with your professional reading, but I gave up years…
For Auld Lang Syne
This time of year I find myself thinking of people and times gone by. Memories come in…
Making NG Tube Placement Less Horrendous
Placing a nasogastric tube is a lot like cooking rice: If you rush it, you’ll end up…
Bedside Biliary Ultrasound
Hepatobiliary disease is listed in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting to the emergency department with abdominal…
The Role of Nesiritide
The majority of patients who present to the emergency department in acute pulmonary edema are markedly improved…