IT in the Emergency Environment: Emergency Health Care Goes HITECH
Emergency Health Care and the Stimulus Package In 2009, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (AR
Cervical Spine Imaging in Pediatric Trauma
A 4-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department after a high-speed motor vehicle collision. He was the restrained backseat passenger of a vehicle th
Wolff-Parkinson Wait!
A healthy 28-year-old male with no past medical history presents to the emergency department with palpitations and dizziness. Vital signs are within normal limits except for a r
Christopher I. Doty, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Medical school: Thomas Jefferson University Residency: SUNY Downstate and Kings County Hospital Current position: Program director and vice chair for Education,
The Focus: Mastering the Art of Multitasking
“Doctor, come quick!” The anxious words pierce my reverie as I sit at my desk, attempting to chip away at the stack of unfinished charts piling up from t
Risking Life and Limb: Management of Phlegmasia Alba and Cerulea Dolens
A 65-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer is brought to the emergency department with one day of left leg swelling,
Syncope in Adult Patients
From the April 2014 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice, “Syncope: Risk Stratification and Clinical Decision Making.” Reprinted with permission. To access your EMRA member
Urinary Tract Infection in Children
From the May 2014 issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice, “Urinary Tract Infection in Children: Emergency Department Diagnostics and Interventions.” Repri
Corneal Hydrops: A Complication of Keratoconus
The Patient A 36-year-old female presents to the emergency department with 1 week of decreased vision, pain, and photophobia of her left eye. She denies
20 in 6 Resident Lecture Competition Delivers Good Times, Great Insight at ACEP15
We promised a rollicking good time, and 15 talented, creative, and well-spoken residents delivered. Our inaugural 20