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
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
Programs and Mergers: Uniting Residents
Hello, my fellow emergency medicine residents! I am your new representative to the Residency Review Committee – Emergency Medicine (RRC-EM), stepping into the
Q & A: Blazing International Trails with Dr. Haywood Hall
International medicine is an ever-growing and expanding specialty within emergency medicine and other medical fields. Amid all of the growth,
The Level One Commitment
I'm writing this article inside a tent. Lying on my thinning mattress pad, I can occasionally feel a refreshingly cool and crisp mountain breeze seep in through my partially
One Year Gone: Reflections on EMRA One Year Out of Residency
With this month, I have now officially been an attending emergency physician for one year. Residency graduation seems like it was just ye
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
Making the Most of Patient Presentations
EMRA and CDEM this week launched "Patient Presentations in Emergency Medicine," a new training video for medical students. Demonstrating how to tell a compell
Supreme Court Upholds ACA
The Supreme Court on June 25 ruled in the case of King v. Burwell, upholding a major provision of the Affordable Care Act. In a 6-3 decision, the court sided with Secretary