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Leadership and Advocacy Conference , Advocacy

Lobbying with ACEP: Health Policy from LAC14

8/15/2014 Ronnie Ren , Archana Shah
Lobbying with ACEP: Health Policy from LAC14 Each May, emergency physicians from across the country converge in Washington, D.C. at ACEP's Leadership and Advocacy Conference (LAC) to advocate for iss
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EMRA , Leadership Reports , President's Message , ACEP Scientific Assembly

EMRA Prepares to Blow into the Windy City

8/15/2014 Jordan Celeste, MD
EMRA Prepares to Blow into the Windy City Every autumn, EMRA gears up for its biggest meeting of the year, held in conjunction with ACEP's Scientific Assembly. This year for ACEP14, our destination l
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Infectious Disease , Urology

Rotting Away: Fournier's Gangrene

8/15/2014 EM Resident
Rotting Away: Fournier's Gangrene Matthew Mitchell, MD, Resident, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI Case An 83-year-old male is dropped off by his caregiver with a chief complaint of shortness of
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Infectious Disease , Ultrasound

Infecting the Masses: Soft Tissue Infections and Ultrasound

8/15/2014 EM Resident
Infecting the Masses: Soft Tissue Infections and Ultrasound Sarah H. Michael, DO, MS, Resident, Detroit Receiving Hospital, Detroit, MI There are few tasks in emergency medicine that are as simple to
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Editorial , Wellness , Personal , Workplace

New Doctors, New Choices: The Delicate Work/Life Balance

8/15/2014 EM Resident
New Doctors, New Choices: The Delicate Work/Life Balance Tim Murphy, MSIV, University of Connecticut , School of Medicine, Farmington, CT During my third-year rotations, I was frequently regaled with
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Guided Procedures , Infectious Disease

Small Spaces: Ultrasound-Guided Small Joint Aspiration

8/15/2014 EM Resident
Small Spaces: Ultrasound-Guided Small Joint Aspiration Meredith Hill-Ciesielski, MD, Ultrasound Fellow, Detroit Receiving and Sinai Grace Hospital, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Mark Favot, MD,
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Personal , Burnout

Feeling the Burn: Tips to Combating Medical Burnout

8/14/2014 EM Resident
Feeling the Burn: Tips to Combating Medical Burnout Sepi Jooniani, MD, MPH, Resident, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI What does burnout mean? Do your feelings of cynicism mean you've lost your heart
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Critical Care , Cardiology

Thoracic Aortic Dissection

8/14/2014 EM Resident
Thoracic Aortic Dissection James Hall, MD, Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO Sajid Khan, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City, Kan
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Toxicology , Medications , Critical Care

Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis

8/14/2014 Jenelle Holst, MD , Jason Hoppe, DO
Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis Case A 52-year-old woman with a history of diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, neuropathy, and frequent urinary tract infections arrives by ambulance for prog
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International , Global EM Fellowships , International EM

Advice on Preparing for a Career Abroad

8/14/2014 Jessica Best, MD
Advice on Preparing for a Career Abroad Introducing the Expert Dr. Stephanie Kayden, MD, MPH, Chief, Division of International EM and Humanitarian Programs, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medi