Welcome to ACEP Now
With a new mission and purpose, the official voice of emergency medicine is now written by ED...
ACEP Now: Vol 33 – No 01 – January 2014
ACEP Council Speaks Out
Members weigh in on physicians' use of conscious sedation versus procedural sedation in the ED ACEP Councillors...
How To Place A Blakemore Tube in an ED Patient with Upper GI Bleeding from Esophageal Varices
Equipment list and tips on technique for the ED physician Case A 58-year-old male patient presents to...
Six Tips To Make You A Better Resuscitationist
Checklists and rehearsals can help ED physicians develop quick, confident responses in a critical situation Become a...
ACEP Now Break Room Offers Companionship and Commiseration for Emergency Physicians
Send us your thoughts, questions, and gripes. We're here to listen! When all the charts are out...
A Cost-effective Way to Evaluate Patients with Recurrent Renal Colic
Urinalysis and bedside renal ultrasound are effective, safe, and less expensive than repeat CT scans “Doctor, EMS...
A Congressman Responds to In-flight Medical Crisis
Representative Raul Ruiz, MD, MPH, a former ED physician, steps up to aid a sick airline passenger...
Be Prepared to Respond to a Mid-Air Health Crisis
Emergency physicians should consider altitude physiology, aircraft operation, and medical equipment on board the plane “Even for...
Photojournalism Helps Break Down Cultural, Racial Differences Between Physician and Patient
An ED physician connects with a ex-prison inmate-turned-inpatient by photographing his white supremacist tattoos Except for the...
Reunion at ACEP13 Reminds Doctor of Special Delivery
A physician meets a woman turned emergency medicine resident whom he delivered as a baby 36 years...
ACEP Awards Nomination Deadline Is February 14
Nominate colleagues demonstrating excellence in leadership, education, practice, or research in emergency medicine ACEP is accepting nominations...
Myths in Emergency Medicine
Six accepted ED practices that are potentially harmful, costly, inefficient, or just don't work I’m always a...
The Role of Emergency Physicians in Caring for Patients with Chronic Pain
Providing support, treatment for acute flare-ups and new pain pathology, understanding medication requests, and avoiding adverse drug...
Emergency Physicians Can Help Ensure Patients Receive Quality End-of-Life Care
Identifying patients who will benefit from palliative intervention, referring them to palliative care or hospice services, and...
Patients’ Wishes for End-of-Life Care Seldom Followed
Steep Medicare spending at end of life, lengthy ICU stays for patients with chronic illnesses evidence of...
The Conversation Project Bridges Gap in End-of-Life Care Preferences
Health care initiative helps patients with chronic diseases articulate to providers what matters most in their dying...
A Health Savings Account May Be Your Best Retirement Plan
How an HSA can help cover health care costs and serve as a triple-tax-free, stealth IRA investment...
Pros and Cons of Independent Contractor Status for ED Physicians
Differences, advantages, and pitfalls of working as an IC versus a hospital employee in the ED In...
ED Physicians Tweet About Stroke, TXA Vials, Backboards
Catch up on some of emergency medicine's best tweets and learn to pack a punch into 140...
ED Waiting Room Posters on Prescribing Pain Medications May Violate EMTALA
Statement from CMS region 4 office could have far-reaching implications for EDs nationwide On Jan. 18, 2013,...
What Will Obamacare Mean for Emergency Physicians?
Five top voices in emergency medicine talk about the pros and cons of the Affordable Care Act...
