Browsing: April 2020

ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: April-May 2020

4/23/2020 Danielle Miano, MD , Gregory Steinberg, DO , Jeremy Berberian, MD

A 33-year-old male presents to the emergency department because of palpitations. He reports a history of similar episodes in the past that always respond to adenosine. What is your interpretation of t

Insurance , Financial , Wellness

Heart of EM: Protecting Your Greatest Investment

4/23/2020 James M. Dahle, MD, FACEP

Doctors wouldn't think of going without malpractice coverage, but far too many fail to insure themselves against an even more expensive risk. Do yourself and your loved ones a favor and get your disab

Opinion-Editorial

Title X Changes Egregiously Harm Women’s Access to Comprehensive Medical Care

4/23/2020 Noah Berland, MD, MS , Caitlin Farrell, DO, MPH

Changes to Title X threaten to reverse 40 years of advancement in women's health care. If we allow the Title X changes to limit what we as physicians can tell our patients, where does it end?

Administration & Operations

Why You Should Participate in Quality Improvement

4/23/2020 Stephanie Y. Torres, MD , Rohit B. Sangal, MD

Given all the demands on time, quality improvement can seem obscure and prove challenging to incorporate into your training in a meaningful way. So, here are 5 reasons why you should participate in qu

EMS

EMS Ride-along Etiquette

4/23/2020 Christopher D. Laube, EMT-B

Riding along with an ambulance crew is a great way to see the side of emergency medicine most ED-based physicians don't get to see. Just know your role and follow the code of the road.

Pediatric EM

Progressive Weakness in a Young Child

4/23/2020 Carolina Vega, MD , Earl Hartwig, MD

Juvenile dermatomyositis is a treatable idiopathic inflammatory myopathy that causes progressive proximal muscle weakness and characteristic dermatologic phenomena. Without treatment, there is signifi

Compassion Fatigue , Wellness

Premeditated Compassion

4/23/2020 Christopher Zalesky, MD, MSc

If your care saves the patient but leaves their mind wounded, have you fully cared for the patient? Adopting a practice of premeditated compassion would allow us to offer our patients empathy reflexiv

Administration & Operations

The Dual Degree Debate - What to Consider Before Getting an MBA as a Physician

4/23/2020 Mariya Cherneykina, MD, MBA

The business of health care is changing. Does that mean you need a business degree?

Geriatrics , Palliative Care

The Old, Cold Trauma Patient: At Risk of Anchoring Bias

4/23/2020 Nathan Jasperse, BS, BA , Alaina Brinley Rajagopal, MD, PhD, CTropMed , Jennifer Roh, MD

When patient wishes are unknown, strongly consider the risks and benefits of aggressive resuscitation in geriatric patients, as aggressive resuscitation has been shown to lead to worse outcomes in the

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Cardiology

Non-Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia Following Modified Valsalva Maneuver for Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry Tachycardia

4/23/2020 Alexander J. Davies, MD , Lisa Gehm, MD, FACEP

The magic of the modified Valsalva maneuver in cardioverting certain dysrhythmias is not without its own risks.