Diverse Activities Highlighted ACEP Section Meetings
Each of ACEP’s 32 Sections held meetings at the 2012 Scientific Assembly in Denver. Here’s a recap…
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Diverse Activities Highlighted ACEP Section Meetings
Each of ACEP’s 32 Sections held meetings at the 2012 Scientific Assembly in Denver. Here’s a recap... -
Chemical Restraint in the ED
Chemical Restraint in the ED Sudden violence in the emergency department (ED) remains a common problem. Psychiatric... -
Ultrasound-Guided Paracentesis
Introduction Emergency physicians perform abdominal paracentesis both for diagnostic sampling of peritoneal fluid and for therapeutic drainage...
Chemical Restraint in the ED
Chemical Restraint in the ED Sudden violence in the emergency department (ED) remains a common problem. Psychiatric…
Ultrasound-Guided Paracentesis
Introduction Emergency physicians perform abdominal paracentesis both for diagnostic sampling of peritoneal fluid and for therapeutic drainage…
We Are Not Malpractice Magnets!
Traditionally, physicians have been reluctant to share their personal experience with malpractice litigation due to fear of…
ACEP ‘Chooses’ Differently, Opts for Alternative Approach to Find Cost Savings
After considerable debate, the ACEP Council voted this month to refrain from participation in the national “Choosing…
One That Made Me Happy, One That Made Me Sad
I recently came across two articles pertaining to the peri-intubation; one made me very happy (b/c it…
Bedside Ultrasound Assessment of Left Ventricular Function
Emergency physicians must often manage critically ill patients whose hemodynamic status is unclear, especially early in the…
New Free Benefit: Emergency Care Research – A Primer
Emergency medicine clinicians engaged in research are not often aware of many fundamental principles in conducting and…
Clinical Guideline Review: Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis
The ACEP Clinical Policies Committee regularly reviews guidelines published by other organizations and professional societies. Periodically, new…
The POLST Paradigm: Pretty in Pink
Case: A 55-year-old woman with metastatic ovarian cancer is brought into your emergency department from home, unaccompanied,…