ACEP Now: Vol 35 – No 12 – December 2016 Archives

Emergency Medicine Founders Discuss Origins of the Specialty, How It’s Changed, and What the Future Holds

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In light of ACEP’s approaching golden anniversary, ACEP Now took a look back at the last 50...

Dec 20, 2016 - By Wenxia Zhao, MD, and J. Michael Ballester, MD

Zoanthid corals are commonly kept in home aquariums. They produce a potent palytoxin that has various neurologic...

Dec 14, 2016 - By David Traficante, DO, and John Kashani, DO

Case 1 A 39-year-old female is transferred to your emergency department from an outpatient same-day surgery center....

Dec 12, 2016 - By Jenice Forde-Baker, MD, FACEP

It was my usual day in the emergency department at a busy community hospital with 55,000 annual...

Dec 12, 2016 - By Sheryl Heron, MD, MPH, FACEP

In response to the article “Black MD” by Jenice Forde-Baker, MD, FACEP, the need to prove one‘s ability and capability as a...

Dec 14, 2016 - By Jonathan Glauser, MD, MBA, FACEP, and Sarah Money, MD

Previously called reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) or causalgia, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) entails severe and chronic...

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The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) appointed a task force in 2013 to prepare recommendations regarding...

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Many hospitals in the country operate at capacity, and many patients are boarded in the emergency department....

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Emergency medicine had a hand in this year’s Olympic victories for the United States. Emergency physician Ann...

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“Have you thought about pulmonary embolism [PE]? I’ll come see the patient, but would you mind putting...

Dec 14, 2016 - By Katrina D’Amore, DO, MPH, Justin McNamee, DO, and Terrance McGovern, DO, MPH

In the last “Tricks of the Trade” column (November 2016), we reviewed how to use end-tidal capnography...

Dec 11, 2016 - By Mike Lemanski, MD, FACEP, FAAFP

Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar...

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“We are excited to let you know that the board approved a major renovation of the emergency...

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Mark your calendar and prepare to join ACEP for the second annual Emergency Medicine Wellness Week Jan....