Camouflaging Informed Consent
In 1972, Canterbury v. Spence changed American health law, and with it, the patient-physician relationship. Some ethicists…
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Emergency Physicians and End-of-Life Care in the ED
Emergency physicians surely realize that care of our sickest patients is immensely aided by advance directives. Advance... -
Camouflaging Informed Consent
In 1972, Canterbury v. Spence changed American health law, and with it, the patient-physician relationship. Some ethicists... -
Look, Thurston…
The eggheads in Washington sit on the beach reading cheap novels while we swim with the sharks....
Look, Thurston…
The eggheads in Washington sit on the beach reading cheap novels while we swim with the sharks….
Now There’s an Idea!
I would say that the average emergency physician tends to be inventive, efficient, energetic, friendly, and confident….
Quiet Competence
In the 200 years since José Gaspar held women for ransom on Captiva Island in Florida, things…
Choice Between Hospital and Home
Although Dr. Bruce Leff [Hospital Care in the Home on the Horizon, ACEP News, March 2011] and…
Resist the Urge to Give Nesiritide
As a shareholder of common stock in Johnson and Johnson (J&J), the parent company of Scios (the…
Making the Case for Palliative Care in the ED
Emergency physicians often feel obligated to order tests and do procedures they don’t believe will help the…
Three Legs to Stand On
I was warm and comfortable on the stuffed couch watching the New England Patriots wallop the Chicago…
The Quiet Window
I met God today. I first noticed Him as I passed through the waiting room to start…
Emergency Physicians and End-of-Life Care in the ED
Emergency physicians surely realize that care of our sickest patients is immensely aided by advance directives. Advance…