Browsing: October 2014

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Clinical , Pediatric EM , Trauma , Blunt , Medico Legal , Risk Management Pitfalls

An Evidence-Based Approach to Blunt Chest Trauma in Children

10/22/2014 EM Resident
An Evidence-Based Approach to Blunt Chest Trauma in Children From the November 2013 issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice, “Emergency Management Of Blunt Chest Trauma In Children: An Evidenc
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Clinical , Medico Legal , Risk Management Pitfalls

An Evidence-Based Approach to Acute Aortic Syndromes

10/22/2014 EM Resident
An Evidence-Based Approach to Acute Aortic Syndromes From the December 2013 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice, “An Evidence-Based Approach To Acute Aortic Syndromes.” Reprinted with permission. T
Board Review , Questions , Medical Education

Board Review Questions: October 2014

10/21/2014 EM Resident
Board Review Questions: October 2014 Provided by PEER VIII. PEER (Physician's Evaluation and Educational Review in Emergency Medicine) is ACEP's gold standard in self-assessment and educational revie
Clinical , Visual Diagnosis

Which is Which?

10/21/2014 Tracey Hong, MSII , R. Jason Thurman, MD, FAAEM , Rebecca Kasl, MSIV , Lawrence Stack, MD
Which is Which? THE CASE The Patients The images provided come from two different patients who presented to the ED with non-ocular complaints, but the ocular findings seen in the clinical photographs
Clinical , Infectious Disease

Small Bugs with Big Bites: North American Tick-Borne Diseases

10/20/2014 EM Resident
Small Bugs with Big Bites: North American Tick-Borne Diseases James Hall, MD, Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO Sajid Khan, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Dept. of Emergency Medicine,
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Editor's Forum , Editorial

The Common Vernacular

10/15/2014 Nathaniel Mann, MD
The Common Vernacular “Dude, he talked to me today!” I couldn't help but express my joy in what seemed to be a milestone achievement for our struggling 5-year-old ICU patient. For weeks he had been b
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Clinical , Infectious Disease , Gastroenterology

Shaking Down Shigella

10/15/2014 EM Resident
Shaking Down Shigella Brian C. Phillips, MD, Resident Physician, Emergency Medicine/Pediatrics, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN As few as 10-200 organisms may be sufficient to develop an infecti
Health Policy

The Roll-Out of Health Insurance Exchanges: From Disaster to Success

10/15/2014 Sarah Hoper, MD, JD
The Roll-Out of Health Insurance Exchanges: From Disaster to Success On October 1, 2013 U.S. health insurance exchanges opened to enrollees. Individuals were eligible to use the exchanges if they wer
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Clinical , Critical Care , Neurology

Brain Storm: Treating Acute Stroke and its Mimics

10/15/2014 EM Resident
Brain Storm: Treating Acute Stroke and its Mimics Faye T. Pedersen, MSIV, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL Mohammad M. Qureshi, MD, Resident Physician, Department of Neurolog
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Leadership Reports , Speaker Report , Editorial , Wellness , Leadership , Career Planning

Reflecting on the Journey

10/15/2014 Ije Akunyili, MD, MPA
Reflecting on the Journey I remember that day in 2012 so well, when at ACEP's Scientific Assembly in Denver I took my seat amongst the EMRA board as your new vice speaker. These past two years have c