ACEP Now: Vol 37 – No 04 – April 2018 Archives

ACEP Now: Vol 37 – No 04 – April 2018

Do-Not-Resuscitate Tattoos: Are They Valid?

Apr 10, 2018 - By Laura Vearrier, MD, MA

A recent New England Journal of Medicine article presented a case in which a “Do Not Resuscitate”...

Apr 13, 2018 - By Alexei Wagner, MD, MBA; and Sam Shen, MD, MBA

Until now, the window to treat acute stroke with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) or endovascular thrombectomy was...

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Procedural sedation and emergency airway management are recognized risks to patient safety. Sedation, induction agents, and muscle...

Apr 12, 2018 - By Pamela P. Bensen, MD, MS, FACEP

I started attending ACEP Board of Directors (BOD) meetings in 1971 when Ron Krome, MD, invited me...

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Myth: Normal Saline Is the IV Fluid of Choice Which fluid is superior, normal (0.9%) saline or...

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Q. I understand there’s a way to get my student loans forgiven if I work for a...

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There’s been a clear shift in the emergency medicine mindset toward chest pain over the past few...

Apr 10, 2018 - By Jeremy Samuel Faust, MD, MS; and Lauren Westafer, DO, MPH

Shortening the time window of research knowledge to clinical application is one of the major aims of...

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For the first time in ACEP‘s history, our Board of Directors truly reflects the diverse membership of...

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Human trafficking is an incredibly challenging problem to solve because it hides in the shadows. Not only...

Apr 13, 2018 - By R. Corey Waller MD, MS, FACEP, DFASAM; and Evan Schwarz, MD, FACEP, FACMT

Editor’s Note: This is the second part of an ongoing series on what emergency physicians can do...

Apr 13, 2018 - By Alexander T. Limkakeng, Jr., MD, MHSc, FACEP; and Joseph S. Piktel, MD, FACEP

The ACEP Research Forum, held at our annual scientific meeting, focuses on cutting edge research. In 2017,...

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ACEP leadership and staff works every day to make change at the highest levels that will affect...