Pediatric Ovarian Torsion
From the July 2012 issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice, “Diagnosing and Managing Ovarian and Adnexal Torsion in Children.” Reprinted with permission. To access y
Brian J. Levine, MD, FACEP
Brian J. Levine, MD, FACEP Medical School: University of Vermont Residency: Christiana Care Health System (formerly Medical Center of Delaware) Current Position: EM residen
Ultrasound-Based Risk Stratification of Patients with Acute PE
An 85-year-old female with a history of hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presents with sudden onset of dys
Chest Pain and Answers
It started about an hour ago,” he stammered. Sweating profusely and taking deep, splinted breaths between sentences, he described a great chest pain story. “Yeah, I'd say it's
Describing Scribes: Improving Efficiency and Satisfaction in the ED
Editor's Note: EM Resident is launching this new series, “What I Wish I Knew,” to help residents and medical students benefit from
Ovarian Torsion in the Pediatric Population
It's the start of your afternoon community pediatrics shift and you are seeing a 7-year-old girl who started having acute RLQ pain followed by vomiting. Sh
The July Effect: Is the Emergency Department Safe?
Media outlets have been stepping up their game with increasingly captivating headlines. When we see titles like “Viagra Con Man Hit with a Stiff Sen
Helicobacter pylori: Underappreciated and Underdiagnosed
In 1984, Dr. Barry Marshall, an Australian physician, ingested a petri dish known to contain Helicobacter pylori in an attempt to help prove h
A Report on Access to Health Care for Medicaid, Medicare, and CHIP Patients Under the ACA
Access to health care is a key issue the U.S. government targeted for improvement through the Affordable Car
Wrap-up: ACEP Legislative Advocacy Conference
This year's iteration of the ACEP Legislative Advocacy Conference and Leadership Summit (LAC) took place May 3-6 and was exceptional. For many in emergen