Know the Legal Requirements When Caring for Sexual Assault Victims
The Case You are working a Saturday night when a 21-year-old female comes in for alcohol intoxication….
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Documenting Wound Debridement
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar…
Tips for Updating Your Approach to Pediatric Seizures
Seizures and epilepsy are common, serious neurologic diseases in children and adolescents.1,2 Convulsions can be a manifestation…
Case Report: Man Presents with Foul-Smelling Leg Wound
The Case A 30-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a left leg wound that had…
Lessons Learned from Court Case that Weakened Peer-Review Protection
On March 27, 2018, the the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania sent every emergency medicine contracting group scrambling…
A Quick Guide to Buprenorphine Products
There are multiple forms for buprenorphine (commonly called bupe), and this can prove confusing. Although we may…
Suboxone 101: The Skinny on This Opioid-Dependence Drug
Suboxone is a sublingual (SL) film dosage form containing a partial opioid agonist (buprenorphine) and an opioid antagonist (naloxone) for treating opioid dependence.1…
Determining a Fair Price for Health Care
Editor’s Note: Read Dr. Cedric Dark’s commentary on this EMRA + PolicyRx Health Policy Journal Club article….
How to Build a Community of Mentors to Support Your Career
Thirteen years ago, I embarked on a career in medicine as a nontraditional student. I had a…
Coding Wizard: How to Code Nosebleeds
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain you get paid for every dollar you…