ACEP Now Wins APEX Award for Writing Excellence
ACEP Now has received an APEX Award of Excellence for writing for "How the Scene Unfolded in...
ACEP Now: Vol 42 – No 07 – July 2023
2023 ACEP Elections Preview: Meet the Board Candidates
Each year, ACEP’s Council elects new leaders for the College at its meeting. The Council, which represents...
Emergency Medicine Deserves to “Re-Brand” Itself as a Cost Saver
Emergency medicine (EM) has evolved over time and has long passed a crossroads where previously unachievable capabilities...
Residency Spotlight: Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC)Emergency Medicine Residency
What does your program offer that residents can’t get anywhere else? A very high volume of critical...
VisualDX Question: What Does This Electrocardiogram Following Syncope Indicate?
Question: A 67-year-old man presents to the emergency department (ED) following syncope. He denies any antecedent symptoms....
ACEP4U: Hard Questions, Honest Conversations
In these challenging times, we know you have questions about what ACEP is doing to tackle the...
Agitation Treatment in the Emergency Department
This is the second in a multi-part ACEP Now series focused on mental health emergencies. Last month’s...
Mid-Year Q&A with ACEP President Dr. Chris Kang
Twice a year, ACEP Now speaks to the President of ACEP. This conversation with Christopher S. Kang,...
Updates in the Management of Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia or Ventricular Fibrillation Arrest
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a commonly encountered entity in U.S. emergency departments (EDs), with statistics reporting more...
Xylazine: An Emerging Threat
CASE A 30-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with left arm pain from a chronic wound....
Using Ultrasound to Make Surgical Decisions in Suspected Biliary Colic
Case A 50-year-old woman presents to the emergency department (ED) complaining of epigastric pain and nausea for...
ED Management of Drowning
Drowning is any degree of respiratory impairment because of immersion or submersion in a liquid.1 It is...
How To Use SALAD To Manage Unstable Epistaxis and the Airway
Standard reviews of epistaxis in the emergency medicine literature center on the epidemiology, etiology, whether the bleeding...
Do Steroids Have Benefit in Treating Children With Bacterial Meningitis?
Question: Do steroids have benefit in treating children with bacterial meningitis? The incidence of bacterial meningitis has...
Does Acrocyanosis Indicate Underlying Bacterial Illness?
Question: If children demonstrate acrocyanosis around the time of developing a fever, is the cause of fever...
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Resident Education
The United States is a country of rich ethnic and cultural diversity, which, although a strength in...
VisualDX Answer: d) Ventricular Tachycardia
Answer: The correct answer is ventricular tachycardia (d). Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is more common in men and...
July 2023 News From the College
ACEP Leads Congressional Briefing on ED Boarding On June 21, ACEP organized a congressional briefing with the...
