Browsing: June 2014

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Wellness , Editorial

Confronting Failure, Building Resilience

6/23/2014 Zach Jarou, MD
Confronting Failure, Building Resilience Whether it is in the classroom — or worse, in our caring for patients — eventually we will all experience failure and disappointment. FAILURE. It's something
Pediatric EM , Infectious Disease

Influenza and the Flu Vaccine

6/23/2014 Kathleen Stephanos, MD
Influenza and the Flu Vaccine Approximately 90% of children who died from influenza in 2013 were not vaccinated. An estimated 10-20% of the world's population is infected annually with influenza. Up
Board Certification , Fellow , Alumni , ACGME RC-EM

Life after Boards: An Interview with ABEM President James H. Jones, MD

6/23/2014 Nelson Wong, MD , David Diller, MD
Life after Boards: An Interview with ABEM President James H. Jones, MD Whether you are a first-year medical student or a graduating senior resident, standardized testing has undoubtedly been a signif
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Risk Management Pitfalls , Cardiology

Emergency Department Bradydysrhythmias

6/13/2014 EM Resident
Emergency Department Bradydysrhythmias From the September 2013 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice, “Evaluation And Management of Bradydysrhythmias in the Emergency Department.” Reprinted with perm
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Risk Management Pitfalls , Pediatric EM

Electrical Injuries in Children

6/13/2014 EM Resident
Electrical Injuries in Children From the September 2013 issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice, “An Evidence-Based Approach to Electrical Injuries in Children.” Reprinted with permission. To
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Ethics

The Ethics Dilemma

6/13/2014 Michael Schick, DO, MA
The Ethics Dilemma Regular discussions of difficult ethical encounters can better prepare training physicians to deal with what are often the most challenging cases. There are fundamental flaws in ho
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Financial

You Have Money Questions? We Have Answers.

6/13/2014 M. Shayne Ruffing, CLU, ChFC, AEP
You Have Money Questions? We Have Answers. This time of year always prompts discussion regarding the subject of transition. As I visit emergency departments and medical groups throughout the country,
Topics , Clinical , Visual Diagnosis , Ultrasound

What's the Diagnosis?

6/13/2014 R. Jason Thurman, MD, FAAEM , Patty Smith, RDMS , Chris Champion, MD
What's the Diagnosis? Case 1. The Patient A 44-year-old male with a history of upper extremity DVT and MRSA positivity presents with a constant, throbbing left wrist and forearm pain. He denies any t
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EMPower

Gillian Schmitz, MD

6/13/2014 EM Resident
Gillian Schmitz, MD   Dr. Schmitz graduated from the Loyola Stritch School of Medicine in 2004. During residency at the University of North Carolina, where she was chief resident, she served as the a
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Legislation , Medical Liability

Creating Safe Harbors: Rethinking Tort Reform

6/12/2014 Natalie Kirilichin, MD , Benjamin Savitch, MD, JD
Creating Safe Harbors: Rethinking Tort Reform More than 75% of physicians will face a medical malpractice claim over the course of their career.1 This experience is often emotionally and financially