Broaden the Differential for Seizures
In “Status Epilepticus Requires Aggressive Treatment” (ACEP News, August 2011, p. 15), Dr. Likosky gives an excellent…
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Broaden the Differential for Seizures
In “Status Epilepticus Requires Aggressive Treatment” (ACEP News, August 2011, p. 15), Dr. Likosky gives an excellent... -
Where’d You Get Shot, Son?
A man presents to triage at your emergency department at 1 a.m. He’s a tall, lanky middle-aged... -
Strong Shoulders, Deep Weeds
I read with interest the article in the August issue of ACEP News about the 50th anniversary...
Where’d You Get Shot, Son?
A man presents to triage at your emergency department at 1 a.m. He’s a tall, lanky middle-aged…
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….
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…
Strong Shoulders, Deep Weeds
I read with interest the article in the August issue of ACEP News about the 50th anniversary…