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Across the Pond: A Comparison of Emergency Medicine in the US and the UK

6/23/2014 Kristen Mueller, MD

Across the Pond: A Comparison of Emergency Medicine in the US and the UK By sharing EM knowledge internationally, we can integrate new and effective methods of delivering emergency care domestically.

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

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

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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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

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

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,

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

Critical Care , Ultrasound

Promoting and Expanding Ultrasound's Use in Central Venous Catheter Placement

6/11/2014 Kristen Cadden Swann, MD

Promoting and Expanding Ultrasound's Use in Central Venous Catheter Placement Historically there have been various ways to place central lines. Ultrasound-guided central line placement has emerged as

Health Policy

A True Dental Emergency

6/11/2014 Jonathan D. Miller, MD , Carl A. Germann, MD

A True Dental Emergency Since the 1920s, 54 countries have had great success utilizing specialty-trained dental therapists to provide dental care in their communities. Non-traumatic dental pain (NTDP

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Across the Pond: A Comparison of Emergency Medicine in the US and the UK

Emergency Department Bradydysrhythmias

Electrical Injuries in Children

The Ethics Dilemma

Gillian Schmitz, MD

What's the Diagnosis?

You Have Money Questions? We Have Answers.

Creating Safe Harbors: Rethinking Tort Reform

Promoting and Expanding Ultrasound's Use in Central Venous Catheter Placement

A True Dental Emergency

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