Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) refers to a group of disease entities whose clinical features are caused by…
A seizure is an episode of neurologic dysfunction resulting in change in motor activity or sensory perception…
Hepatobiliary disease is listed in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting to the emergency department with abdominal…
Here is a quick look at two articles published in the November issue of Annals of Emergency…
Abdominal pain is the most common chief complaint among emergency department patients, yet firm diagnosis and etiology…
The Panel did not find any literature advocating that patients be admitted because of bad weather A…
Emergency physicians have established expertise in the field of rapid sequence intubation (RSI). All emergency physicians must…
Some emergency physicians may perceive hospital quality-improvement initiatives as endeavors that were conceived primarily by academic types…
Sore throat is a common complaint in the emergency department and outpatient clinic setting. “Strep throat” caused…
Abdominal, back, and flank pain are some of the more common presenting complaints of patients for whom…
PQRI, CMS Core Measures Increase Pressure to Report
Some emergency physicians may perceive hospital quality-improvement initiatives as endeavors that were conceived primarily by academic types…