The beautiful garden
After great consideration of risks, benefits, and consequences, I recently left my academic position. I now work...
ACEP News: Vol 32 – No 04 – April 2013
Metabolic Emergencies in Cancer Patients
From the EM Model: 1.0 Signs, Symptoms, and Presentations. 1.1 General As the population ages and an...
Is “Severe Pain” considered an emergency medical condition under EMTALA?
There exists a common misconception that both the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the...
ACGME Pain Medicine Fellowship training for EPs
As an emergency physician 8 years post residency, I resigned my position as emergency medicine attending to...
ACEP’s stroke policy fuels discussion and debate
Guidelines for tPA – An alternate view Just as there is division in our specialty regarding tPA...
Recent studies suggest that the prevalence of food allergy has increased over the past 2 decades
Introduction Food allergy is a serious and potentially life-threatening health issue that appears to be increasing in...
Change from below: An update from the mid-level
A year ago I published my first article in ACEP News. Titled, “Change From Below,” the article...
Paging Dr. Google
Having grown up in a world without personal computers or the Internet, I am endlessly fascinated by...
The true value of compensation packages
With today’s wild and woolly job market, emergency physician candidates are experiencing an unprecedented variety of items...
Feedforward
“Any feedback for me?” Shelly, my resident, is wrapping up a successful intern year in the emergency...
