July 3, 2009
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Tech Doc Jason Wagner gets a quick humeral IO line using the EZ-IO

 
NIGHT SHIFT
“I just want to die at home,” she said. “There is nothing you can do for me.”
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Featured Classified
Florida: Miami - Palmetto General Hospital. BC/BP ABEM or AOBEM. Physician pay higher than the National average; Malpractice and tail provided; Equal member-Partner Da...

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Confirming G-Tube Placement

Patient's dad is becoming impatient with the "How long is this going to take?" look. What's going on and what do you say?

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ECG + Ultrasound = ?

72-year-old with trouble breathing 12 days post CABG

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Make Your Move

Dr. Levine's practical tips for managing pediatric constipation cases

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Preparing for the ‘Geri-Boom’

A special report on the state of geriatric emergency medicine

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Overheard at the Canasta Table

17 women over 80 sound off on their experiences in the ED

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Defuse the “F” Bomb

Colleagues swearing like Marines? Know when to curb the cursing.

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New Podcast Now On iTunes

Episode #1: Aging in America, with guest Chris Carpenter, MD

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Wet Readings

Elderly female has tripped and fallen at home. X-ray shows no hip fracture, but patient requests more meds. What's wrong here?

"I see myself in the
85-year-old with
urinary retention who
can’t void and is
horribly
uncomfortable..."
A closer look at how
emergency physicians
are taking geriatric
medicine to the next
level
You'll care about them
when...What you should
know about departmental
rules and regulations
 
 
By Kelli O’Laughlin, MD, MPH & Andrew Shin, JD, MS, MPH

Featured Video Lecture of the Month:
Pitfalls in Low Back Pain with Dr. Michelle Lin
Taped at UCSF High Risk Emergency Medicine 2009
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Director's Corner:  Is That Alcohol On Your Breath?
Strategies for handling the impaired physician in the ED

STAT! EM by the Numbers
We polled 478 EPs on workforce issues. Here's what you had to say...  Comments (1)

Change You Can Believe In: Death Taxes and Tax Rate Rollbacks. Financial Consult with Setu Mazumdar, MD

In EDs, Efficiency is King...no matter how you slice it
Dear Director,  I’ve heard about a technique called “thin slicing” that’s used to increase efficiency. Does it work?

 Have you filed your Medicare provider application? If not, better read the fine print. Comments (1)


 One EP's real-life fight
in the med/mal jungle
 
 
 
Abdominal Trauma
Toxic Alcohols
 

June 09:  AECOPD
May 09:  ALTE
 
Is it safe to discharge?