GW Residency Union: A Resident’s Perspective
Medical training is a difficult task. As residents and fellows, we move wherever the Match sends us,…
Posts by Jed Henson
Treating Acute Pulmonary Embolism with EKOS and the Inari FlowTriever
Approximately 60,000 to 100,000 patients die from pulmonary embolism (PE) each year in the United States, and…
Strategies to Reduce Ambulance Patient Offload Delays
As emergency departments (EDs) have become the focus of bottlenecks in the entire health care system—from insufficient…
Thrombolytics in Stroke: Moving Beyond Controversy to Comprehensive Care
The use of thrombolytics for acute ischemic stroke may be one of the most controversial topics in…
Case Report: Biatrial Myxoma in a 46-Year-Old Female
A 46-year-old female with a prior medical history of asthma presented to the emergency department with shortness…
Case Report: Coronary Vasospasm-Induced Cardiac Arrest
A 45-year-old male with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, amphetamine and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)…
Retired Maryland Emergency Physician Is Still in the Fight
By some definitions, you could call former Maryland state legislator Dan Morhaim, MD, FACEP, a retired emergency…
NEMPAC Creates Opportunities, Results for Emergency Medicine
As voters across the country braced for uncertainty heading into Election Day 2024, emergency physicians could rest…
Point/Counterpoint: Abortion in the Emergency Department
Point: Medical Emergencies in Pregnant Women Should Not Be Falsely Equated With Expanding Access to Elective or…
Emergency Physicians Volunteer to Deliver Care
After a long Thursday shift at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago, emergency physician Theresa Nguyen, MD,…