How Today’s Paying Emergency Department Patients Are Changing
The composition, demographics, and disposition of today’s emergency department patients are changing as quickly as the landscape…
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How Today’s Paying Emergency Department Patients Are Changing
The composition, demographics, and disposition of today’s emergency department patients are changing as quickly as the landscape... -
Tips on Treating Medical Emergencies at End of Life for Patients Who Don’t Want Resuscitation
Your patient has terminal metastatic cancer. In his record, you find a Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment... -
Ketamine to be Tested as Treatment for Alcoholics
British scientists are recruiting volunteers to test whether ketamine, also known as the party drug “Special K,”...
Tips on Treating Medical Emergencies at End of Life for Patients Who Don’t Want Resuscitation
Your patient has terminal metastatic cancer. In his record, you find a Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment…
Ketamine to be Tested as Treatment for Alcoholics
British scientists are recruiting volunteers to test whether ketamine, also known as the party drug “Special K,”…
Long Emergency Department Boarding Times Drive Walkaways, Revenue Losses
Long emergency department boarding times drive walkaways—and big revenue losses
Should Emergency Departments Do Fewer Red Cell Transfusions, More IV Iron?
You might be surprised to learn that many of the patients who receive red cell transfusions in…
Telepsychiatry, Emergency Psychiatric Services Can Reduce Mental Health Patient Boarding
Psychiatric boarding is the phenomenon of mental health patients who are otherwise medically stable waiting for a…
Surviving an Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Associated with Patients’ Floor in High-Rise Buildings
Case: A 49-year-old man calls 911 complaining of chest pain and then collapses while on the phone….
Urine Tests Unreliable for Assessing Dehydration in Older Adults
Urine tests should not be used to indicate hydration status in older people because their diagnostic accuracy…
A Safe Space: Violence Toward Emergency Department Providers Isn’t Just Part of the Job
In April this year, I published an article in the New England Journal of Medicine entitled “Workplace…
Zika Infections in Puerto Rico Increasing Steadily
Zika infections in Puerto Rico appear to be increasing rapidly, top U.S. health officials said on Friday,…
