Twitter Newcomers, Toxicology Tips, Game-Changing Research, and ARDS Advice
Catch up on some of emergency medicine’s best tweets and learn to pack a punch into 140…
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Twitter Newcomers, Toxicology Tips, Game-Changing Research, and ARDS Advice
Catch up on some of emergency medicine’s best tweets and learn to pack a punch into 140... -
A High-Value Diagnostic Approach to Low-Back Pain
Instead of imaging, a clinical history and physical exam can safely evaluate back pain in ED patients... -
A Rational Approach to the Opioid-Seeking Patient
How emergency physicians can minimize stress, avoid confrontations while meeting patient needs Drug Diversion and Abuse Is...
A High-Value Diagnostic Approach to Low-Back Pain
Instead of imaging, a clinical history and physical exam can safely evaluate back pain in ED patients…
A Rational Approach to the Opioid-Seeking Patient
How emergency physicians can minimize stress, avoid confrontations while meeting patient needs Drug Diversion and Abuse Is…
ED Physicians Tweet About eTools, Ketamine, Evaluating Brain Death, and Free Open Access Meducation (FOAM)
Catch up on some of emergency medicine’s best tweets and learn to pack a punch into 140…
Reader Weighs In on Emergency Medicine Myths
More criticism for tramadol and the use of cephalosporins in place of penicillin EM Myths Discussed Great…
A Cost-effective Way to Evaluate Patients with Recurrent Renal Colic
Urinalysis and bedside renal ultrasound are effective, safe, and less expensive than repeat CT scans “Doctor, EMS…
The Role of Emergency Physicians in Caring for Patients with Chronic Pain
Providing support, treatment for acute flare-ups and new pain pathology, understanding medication requests, and avoiding adverse drug…
Patients’ Wishes for End-of-Life Care Seldom Followed
Steep Medicare spending at end of life, lengthy ICU stays for patients with chronic illnesses evidence of…
Emergency Physicians Can Help Ensure Patients Receive Quality End-of-Life Care
Identifying patients who will benefit from palliative intervention, referring them to palliative care or hospice services, and…
ED Waiting Room Posters on Prescribing Pain Medications May Violate EMTALA
Statement from CMS region 4 office could have far-reaching implications for EDs nationwide On Jan. 18, 2013,…