A Slice of Chocolate Pie
My daughter finished school at noon. I had packed the car that morning, so we all piled...
ACEP News: Vol 32 – No 07 – July 2013
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, Dr. James Mitchiner wrote in ACEP News (August 2012) that he was committed to single...
Is It My Heart, Doc?
This is an important question. And I have to try to answer it every day. Sometimes several...
Critical Decisions: Acetaminophen Toxicity
From the EM Model 17.0 Toxicologic Disorders 17.1 Drugs and Chemical Classes A recent study revealed that...
Moment Slips Away, But Patient Doesn’t
What’s more fun than a resident turning bright red? A resident turning bright fuchsia!! Yeah! Well, during...
The Signs Are All Around Us
This one goes out to the late, great Andy Rooney. I’m just old enough to remember Rooney...
Medical Conversations are on Twitter, not Facebook, and That’s Good
When Twitter initially launched I was largely skeptical on how it could be utilized in medicine. Initially...
ACEP mourns loss of emergency medicine pioneer
Ronald L. Krome, MD, FACEP (E), the sixth president of the ACEP, died May 23. He was...
One for the Team
“Sorry, Dr. V. It’s Dr. F. on the phone. I tried to present the patient but he...
Emergency Medicine Foundation Announces 2013-14 Grantees
Two-Year EMF Fellowship Daren M. Beam, M.D. Indiana University Direct Fibrinolysis to Treat Acute Pulmonary Embolism $150,000...
Exam reveals infantile botulism
Parents bring in a 6-week-old female with a chief complaint of “listlessness.” For the previous 3 days,...
It’s Not Managed Care Any More
Where does emergency medicine fit in the emerging and evolving new health care world? Who will define...
Influence on the clinical practice of emergency medicine
Experts have estimated that defensive medicine wastes up to $210 billion annually. Medicolegal concerns have been cited...
Dr. Peter Rosen Honored by Washington University
In a May ceremony in St. Louis, emergency medicine pioneer Dr. Peter Rosen received an honorary doctor...
ACEP Hits the Hill, Breaks Record at the 2013 LAC
The 2013 ACEP Leadership and Advocacy Conference wrapped up in May after 324 congressional meetings, hours of...
