Making NG Tube Placement Less Horrendous
Placing a nasogastric tube is a lot like cooking rice: If you rush it, you’ll end up…
Procedures and Skills
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Making NG Tube Placement Less Horrendous
Placing a nasogastric tube is a lot like cooking rice: If you rush it, you’ll end up... -
Bedside Biliary Ultrasound
Hepatobiliary disease is listed in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting to the emergency department with abdominal... -
Dialysis Access Emergencies
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a complication associated with diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and other glomerulonephropathies...
Bedside Biliary Ultrasound
Hepatobiliary disease is listed in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting to the emergency department with abdominal…
Dialysis Access Emergencies
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a complication associated with diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and other glomerulonephropathies…
Abdominal Pain: A Black Box of Liability
Abdominal pain is the most common chief complaint among emergency department patients, yet firm diagnosis and etiology…
Rapid Sequence Intubation Pharmacology
Emergency physicians have established expertise in the field of rapid sequence intubation (RSI). All emergency physicians must…
New Hospital Disaster Resources Available
Deciding whether and when to evacuate a hospital during an emergency situation can be a daunting decision,…
Sore Throats—What Really Works?
Sore throat is a common complaint in the emergency department and outpatient clinic setting. “Strep throat” caused…
Trauma in the Obstetric Patient: A Bedside Tool
Trauma is the number one cause of pregnancy-associated maternal deaths in the United States.1 Concerns about the…
Alternative Uses for Q-tips
In 1923, Leo Gerstenzang invented the commercial Q-tip after observing his wife attach wads of cotton to…
PQRI, CMS Core Measures Increase Pressure to Report
Some emergency physicians may perceive hospital quality-improvement initiatives as endeavors that were conceived primarily by academic types…