Re: “A Whirlwind Year in Review: Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Versus Placebo for Uncomplicated Skin Abscess” [August 2016] “This well-designed...
Medicine has its dogma, but sometimes it’s wrong and, rarely, it’s challenged and disproved. Recall, “Pain meds...
Emergency departments continue to see growth in the number of patients they serve, stretching resources and capacity...
Editor’s Note: This is part one of a four-part series. The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR)...
An emergency physician recently told us a story of an unusual night visit from the police. “One...
The objective of non-inferiority trials is to compare a novel treatment to an active treatment, with a...
There are many challenges facing medical certification organizations these days—evolving certification standards, technology integration, and increased scrutiny...
There are many overused tests in the vastness of medicine, but few synthesize both overuse and inappropriateness...
To advance the footprint of emergency medicine in the national political scene in this critical election year,...
Q. I don’t like watching the value of my investments going up and down—it feels like I’m...
While forearm nerve blocks provide excellent anesthesia for hand injuries (fractures, dislocations, lacerations, abscesses), they don’t provide...
Your first patient of the shift is a 40-year-old woman with a fever of 101 degrees Fahrenheit,...
The Case: You’re working the overnight shift in a rural emergency department. The charge nurse says, “Tag,...
We read with interest the recent pro/con debate in ACEP Now (July 2016) about gun control. This...
What is missing from this is the public health perspective in preventing these tragedies. In particular, it...
I am a black male who lives in two worlds. I am a physician in a busy...
Dr. Mell: Just now during down time on my night shift, I took the opportunity to read...
At ACEP16, Immediate Past President Jay A. Kaplan, MD, FACEP, honored incoming president Rebecca B. Parker, MD,...
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar...
An important change is being made to the label of epinephrine. Traditionally, the two doses of epinephrine...
