Not Your Sweetheart
He really ticked me off when he called me sweetheart. He wasn’t an old boyfriend, and I…
Critical Care
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Not Your Sweetheart
He really ticked me off when he called me sweetheart. He wasn’t an old boyfriend, and I... -
D2B time: Are we measuring the right thing?
Door-to-balloon (D2B) time is a measurement that starts with patient arrival to the emergency department (door) and... -
Reducing Pediatric Pain and Anxiety
Pain is the presenting complaint in about half of patients seeking care in the emergency department,1 and...
D2B time: Are we measuring the right thing?
Door-to-balloon (D2B) time is a measurement that starts with patient arrival to the emergency department (door) and…
Reducing Pediatric Pain and Anxiety
Pain is the presenting complaint in about half of patients seeking care in the emergency department,1 and…
Plane Crash Creates Unexpected Learning Environment for Medical Students
The emergency department is a major gateway of the hospital, where unexpected illnesses are triaged and vague…
Critical Decisions: Hyperkalemia
From the EM Model 5.0 Endocrine, Metabolic, and Nutritional Disorders 5.3 Fluid and Electrolyte Disturbances Hyperkalemia, defined…
Rules for the ER
Greetings to all new emergency medicine interns. Your residency program signed you up for a free monthly…
Clinical Guideline Review: Diagnosis of DVT
The ACEP Clinical Policies Committee regularly reviews guidelines published by other organizations and professional societies. Periodically, new…
Use your Pathway to Critical Care Certification
It is a great time to be an emergency medicine resident interested in pursuing Critical Care Medicine…
Critical Decisions: Submersion Incidents
From the EM Model 6.0 Environmental Disorders 6.5 Submersion Incidents It is estimated that there are between…
‘Nip that Drip’
When it comes to bleeding and complaining about it, the primary mantra of emergency medicine applies: There…