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Wellness , Heart of EM

The Heart of EM: Bring Your Shovel

2/2/2020 Jeremiah White, MD
When a personal unexpected moment faces this EM resident - "Your aorta might rupture" - he pulls his thoughts together about how the uncertain world of EM docs sometimes visits very close to home and
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Research , Rapid Research Review

Rapid Research Review: Type of Error

1/29/2020 Joshua Davis, MD
Type I error. Type II error. Alpha. Beta. And that null hypothesis. Let's look at what these all really mean in clinical studies.
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Editor's Forum , Wellness , Workplace , Personal

Editor's Forum: The Heart of EM

1/24/2020 Priyanka Lauber, DO
Have an EM story to share? "I want to hear about your struggles, your failures, and your triumphs. Even if you tried and failed, I welcome it," says EM Resident Editor-in-Chief Priyanka Lauber.
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Match , Program Director Interviews

Program Director Interview Series: Michael L. Epter, DO | Program Director at the Maricopa Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency, Phoenix, AZ

1/20/2020
In the latest installment of our PD Q&A series, we spoke with Michael L. Epter, DO, program director at the Maricopa Medical Center EM residency in Phoenix, AZ, about what makes his program unique and
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Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert: Epinephrine for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

1/10/2020 Melissa Villars, MD, MPH , Sean M. Hickey, MD
This review article was trying to take another look at the impact of epinephrine, especially its impact on meaningful neurologic survival, to see if the debates launched by the PARAMEDIC-2 trial were
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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Advocacy

Health Policy Journal Club: Surprise, Surprise

1/6/2020 Chloé Woodington, MD
A look at California's efforts to take on the "Oh no!" of OON (out-of-network) provider bills who delivered care at an INN (in-network) facility. The solution changed negotiations between docs and ins
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Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert: Reviewing the Evidence for CITRIS-ALI Study

1/3/2020 Melissa Villars, MD, MPH , Sean M. Hickey, MD
Can vitamin C benefit patients with sepsis-related ARDS? Take a look at the evidence from the CITRIS-ALI study before you take a stance in this ongoing debate.
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Clinical

Top Articles of 2019

12/31/2019
In 2019, EM Resident magazine won national honors, welcomed more new authors than in any previous year, and raised the bar for content. This is a look at the most-read material of the year.
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Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert: Medications for Status Epilepticus - The ESETT Trial

12/23/2019 Melissa Villars, MD, MPH , Sean M. Hickey, MD
Sometimes a clinical trial shows no statistical differences yet can help to illuminate best practices. Count the ESETT Trial as one of them.
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Critical Care , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert: Targeted Temperature Management for Cardiac Arrest with Non-shockable Rhythm - The HYPERION Trial

12/19/2019 Joshua Novy, MD, MBA, MS , Sean M. Hickey, MD
Moderate therapeutic hypothermia could be another tool in treating cardiac arrest patients. But how much should a patient be cooled? The HYPERION Trial doesn't resolve that debate.