Muscle Relaxants, Opioids Offer No Benefit for Low Back Pain
People who arrived at the emergency department with severe low back pain didn’t experience more relief with…
Pain and Palliative Care
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Muscle Relaxants, Opioids Offer No Benefit for Low Back Pain
People who arrived at the emergency department with severe low back pain didn’t experience more relief with... -
Disease Trajectory as an Emergency Medicine Tool
Emergency medicine training prepares us well for managing acute events in our patients’ lives. In fact, combined... -
Naloxone Nasal Spray Approved by FDA for Opioid Overdose Treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first-ever nasal spray emergency treatment for opioid overdose on...
Disease Trajectory as an Emergency Medicine Tool
Emergency medicine training prepares us well for managing acute events in our patients’ lives. In fact, combined…
Naloxone Nasal Spray Approved by FDA for Opioid Overdose Treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first-ever nasal spray emergency treatment for opioid overdose on…
CMS Broadens Reimbursement for Advance Care Planning Conversations
As part of the Obama administration’s latest rule updating the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, billing codes…
Tips for Managing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), previously known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), is a chronic neuropathic pain…
Manage Sickle Cell Pain in the Emergency Department
Pain is the most common reason that patients with sickle cell disease visit the emergency department. Does…
Florida Opioid Abuse Legislation Tied to Dip in Prescriptions
Florida’s efforts to curb opioid abuse by registering pain clinics and electronically monitoring prescriptions may have helped…
How to Implement Palliative Care Principles in the Emergency Department
Patients who live with complex serious illness are a large proportion of the patients we see in…
Patient-Controlled Analgesia Works in the Emergency Department
Patient controlled analgesia (PCA) can be used effectively in emergency department patients dealing with moderate or severe…
Emergency Physicians Should Provide Palliative Care Options
The Choosing Wisely campaign is making a big push to involve palliative care in the emergency department….
