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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Health Care Administration , Social EM

Equitable or Equivocal?

2/6/2023 Rachel Kelly, MD , Vidya Eswaran, MD

Hospitals get penalized when patients are readmitted, Medicare's Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, or HRRP. A plan to take social determinants of health into account is meant to make sure penal

EMRA MedWAR

Wilderness on the Water: MedWAR 2022

2/1/2023 Kathryn Kammert, DO , Joseph Mueller , Danusha Sanchez, MD , Kaitlyn Votta, MD

EMRA members met at Lake Chabot Regional Park near San Francisco on Oct. 4 to compete in MedWAR, the annual test of medical knowledge, wilderness skills, and endurance. The sunny temperate climate of

Undersea and Hyperbaric

Emergent Diving Injuries: A Standardized Approach to Assessment

2/1/2023 LT Daniel Weinberg, MD , LT Christopher Androski, MD

This article aims to provide a standardized approach to assessing diving-related injuries. We’ll first review the unique aspects of a history critical to diagnosing diving-related injuries. We’ll then

Infectious Disease , Neurology

Cauda Equina or Just HSV? Don’t Forget About Elsberg Syndrome

2/1/2023 Anjali Kalra, BA , Peter Yun, MD, MPH , Andrew Stricklin, MD

Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a “can’t miss” diagnosis in the emergency department characterized by lower back pain. It is associated with red flag symptoms such as urinary retention or incontinence,

COVID-19 , Patient Interactions

New Resources to Educate Patients About COVID-19 Treatments

2/1/2023

We have new resources to help you speak with your patients about COVID-19 treatments. These free print and digital materials are available for EMRA members to use to help educate patients about who's

Palliative Care

Tips for Palliative Medicine Consults in the ED

1/30/2023 Carl Levy, DO , Eric Melnychuk, DO

Although most evaluations and interventions focus on providing life-sustaining interventions in the ED, emergency physicians must also be prepared to provide proper care to individuals who may not ben

Ultrasound

Case Series: Prehospital POCUS Aides in Shortness of Breath Diagnosis

1/30/2023 Morgan Ritz, MD , Raghav Sahni, DO , Michael Shalaby, MD , Kevin C. Welch, DO , Maxwell Cooper, MD

Shortness of breath is one of the most common EMS chief complaints, with the majority of our population endorsing a history of COPD, CHF, or both. Prehospital POCUS is a quick, non-invasive, and effec

Op-Ed , Behavioral Health , Patient Interactions

The Betty Bubble: A Week at the Hazelden Betty Ford Addiction Treatment Center

1/30/2023 Brittany (Ladson) Garza, DO

Addiction is a disease that responds to treatment. We must offer services to all patients no matter how many times it takes them to accept help. Who’s to say that attempt number 30 isn’t the one that

Infectious Disease , Sepsis

Sepsis Alert: Care Pathways in the ED

1/30/2023 Amelia R. Barber, MD , Keasha N. Kuhnen, DO

Sepsis identification tools have many criticisms and vulnerabilities. The value of different sepsis care pathways has been a major area of research and discussion among clinicians. This has caused lar

Simulation

The Portable Sim Gym: An Eye-Opening Tool in Medical Education

1/30/2023 Kandria Ledesma, MD , Matthew Kiefer, MD , Yasamin Soltanianzadeh, MD

The art of on-shift teaching is a skill that many attendings struggle with and aim to master, especially during a busy shift. A few residents hope to help via the “Sim Gym,” their version of a portabl