Can Ottawa Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Rule Determine which Headache Patients Need More Tests?
The Case A 38-year-old man presents to the emergency department with sudden onset of a severe frontal…
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Can Ottawa Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Rule Determine which Headache Patients Need More Tests?
The Case A 38-year-old man presents to the emergency department with sudden onset of a severe frontal... -
Opinion: How the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Got Almost Everything Wrong
What could be wrong about a campaign to promote sepsis survival? Looking back on the history of... -
Billing for Nerve Blocks
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar...
Opinion: How the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Got Almost Everything Wrong
What could be wrong about a campaign to promote sepsis survival? Looking back on the history of…
Billing for Nerve Blocks
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar…
Understanding the Biology of Addiction Might Improve Emergency Care of Patients Who Abuse Opioids
Editor’s Note: This is the first part of an ongoing series on what emergency physicians can do…
Tips for Catching Commonly Missed Ankle Injuries
Written from the perspective of an emergency physician who also runs a weekly minor fracture clinic, this…
Residency Brings Training That Extends Beyond Textbooks
My time as an emergency medicine resident will be coming to an end in less than six…
Prednisolone or Dexamethasone for Pediatric Asthma Exacerbations?
The Case A 6-year-old girl presents to the emergency department after waking up at midnight with another…
An Emergency Medicine Resident’s Journey Through the Devastation of Hurricane Maria
There I was, landing in a town cut off from the outside world by Mother Nature. The…
Online Clinical Tool for Post–Bariatric Surgery Patients Could Improve Management
Members of ACEP’s Emergency Medicine Practice Committee, along with the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery,…
Published Clinical Decision Aids May Lack Validation
The physician life has never been “easier.” We live in a fortunate future, replete with information technology…