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Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert: Dexamethasone Treatment for ARDS

5/7/2020 Taylor Miller, MD , Sean M. Hickey, MD

The first RCT studying the use of dexamethasone in ARDS shows promise for the emergency medicine setting.

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Advocacy

Health Policy Journal Club: Socially Constructed Criticisms

5/6/2020 Jasmeen Kaur

One more reason to pay attention to health policy: Your race or ethnic background may play a role in analyzing whether you receive pain treatment when seeking emergency medical services.

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