Tips to Avoid Paying Alternative Minimum Tax
Question. I end up having to pay thousands in alternative minimum tax (AMT) each year. What is…
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Tips to Avoid Paying Alternative Minimum Tax
Question. I end up having to pay thousands in alternative minimum tax (AMT) each year. What is... -
Recognize Pediatric Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Symptoms, Manage Disease
The Case A previously healthy, fully immunized five-year-old boy presents to the pediatric emergency department with three... -
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey Data Show Increase in Emergency Department Visits
For more on the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, see the Nov. 2014 Special Ops column,...
Recognize Pediatric Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Symptoms, Manage Disease
The Case A previously healthy, fully immunized five-year-old boy presents to the pediatric emergency department with three…
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey Data Show Increase in Emergency Department Visits
For more on the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, see the Nov. 2014 Special Ops column,…
Sutures for Skin Tears, Oxygen Therapy for STEMI Patients, and Blood Alcohol Levels to Assess Intoxication: More Myths in Emergency Medicine
Skin Tears! Who Cares? Why care about skin tears? The standard for skin tear repair has always…
Rural Hospital Closures Leave Whole Communities Without Access to Emergency Care
Imagine you are in Washington, D.C., and have a sudden onset of severe chest pain radiating to…
American Medical Association Ethics Code Helps Emergency Physicians Make Tough Decisions
Just another day in your busy emergency department, except that today one of your patients ended up…
Threat of Malpractice Lawsuits May Not Be Driving Defensive Medicine
One of the great things about publishing in The New England Journal of Medicine is that old…
Naloxone to Reduce Opiate Overdose Deaths Raises Cost, Liability, and Safety Concerns
The U.S. opiate epidemic leads to about 16,000 deaths a year. Activists have proposed solutions, and many…
Clinical Practice Guidelines Updated for Diagnosing, Treating Pediatric Bronchiolitis
Buried in mid-winter, January generally portends the ramping up of bronchiolitis season in the majority of the…
What to Expect at Your Global Health Care Volunteer Destination
Part 3 of a three-part series. Part 1 was published in the Nov. 2014 issue, and Part…