Using Civic Engagement and Voter Registration to Fight My Burnout
At times, I want to give up this crazy, broken career as an emergency physician. We all…
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Using Civic Engagement and Voter Registration to Fight My Burnout
At times, I want to give up this crazy, broken career as an emergency physician. We all... -
Readers Respond: Antibiotics for Diverticulitis, Fecal Occult Blood Testing, and Deaf Patient Considerations
Re: ‘Stop Prescribing Antibiotics for Diverticulitis‘ Many of us do [prescribe antibiotics for diverticulitis]. There is evidence... -
A Doctor’s Reflections on Being a Patient and Patient Advocate
After almost 40 years as a physician, with a career as an emergency physician, quality-assurance reviewer, and...
Readers Respond: Antibiotics for Diverticulitis, Fecal Occult Blood Testing, and Deaf Patient Considerations
Re: ‘Stop Prescribing Antibiotics for Diverticulitis‘ Many of us do [prescribe antibiotics for diverticulitis]. There is evidence…
A Doctor’s Reflections on Being a Patient and Patient Advocate
After almost 40 years as a physician, with a career as an emergency physician, quality-assurance reviewer, and…
Emergency Medicine Deserves to “Re-Brand” Itself as a Cost Saver
Emergency medicine (EM) has evolved over time and has long passed a crossroads where previously unachievable capabilities…
Readers Respond: Match Week, Overconfidence, and Waiting Room Medicine
Re: “Unpacking the 2023 Match Week” Unless we organize as a whole and unionize and get the…
Is There a Place for TikTok in Emergency Medicine Practice?
In the midst of a busy emergency department (ED) shift, it’s common for an emergency physician to…
More Readers Respond to AHRQ Report on Diagnostic Errors in the ED
Re: “Report on ED Diagnostic Errors Sparks Controversy” What is needed here is not a response, but…
Readers Respond: Dental Avulsions, Reperfusion Guidelines, and More
Re: “There Are Only Four Effective Interventions in Emergency Medicine” In 1980, a wise, old teacher noted…
Readers Respond: The Death of Diphenhyramine, Firearms in the ED, and More
The Death of Diphenhydramine I too would never bury Benadryl. I well remember our collective professional relief…
Reader: “Rumors of Diphenhydramine’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated”
Dear Editor, Dr. Westafer’s commentary on diphenhydramine makes several valid points about some misuses (e.g,. sleep aid)…