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The EMN Enews

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   9/14/2023
  • Contains:  413 items

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InFocus by Richard M. Pescatore II, DO

  • Updated:   6/1/2023
  • Contains:  256 items
Dr. Pescatore distills the voluminous literature in emergency medicine so EPs have the information they can really use in their everyday practice. Earn CME credits just for reading his InFocus column! Access the CME activity for Emergency Medicine News: https://bit.ly/3WZMdKE. For Assistance: Please contact Customer Service if you cannot access the CME tests online: [email protected] or 800/787-8985. Email [email protected] if you have difficulty with the online answer form or printing the CME certificate.
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InFocus by Richard M. Pescatore II, DO

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   9/11/2023
  • Contains:  256 items

Earn CME credits just for reading Dr. Pescatore’s InFocus column!

Access the CME activity for Emergency Medicine News.

Please contact Customer Service if you cannot access the CME tests online or if you have difficulty with the online answer form or printing the CME certificate: [email protected] or 800/787-8985.
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EMN Salary Survey

  • Updated:   9/26/2023
  • Contains:  10 items
We analyze the data from our recent EP salary survey to give the full story behind the numbers.

Life in Emergistan by Edwin Leap, MD

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   9/11/2023
  • Contains:  293 items

Take a glimpse into the life of an emergency physician and father of four in rural South Carolina. Dr. Leap's observations and insights are always compassionate and truthful.

After the Match by Thomas Cook, MD

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   9/11/2023
  • Contains:  117 items
Thought-provoking and entertaining columns on graduate medical education.

At Your Defense by Carlo Reyes, MD

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   1/14/2022
  • Contains:  49 items

Dr. Reyes writes about legal and regulatory issues affecting emergency medicine.

Beyond the ED by Jeffrey McWilliams, MD

  • Updated:   8/22/2019
  • Contains:  6 items
Dr. McWilliams has a way with words and in connecting with what emergency physicians are feeling.

Bouncing Back

  • Updated:   8/22/2019
  • Contains:  15 items
From coming back from depression to coping with guilt and shame, this collection of articles by various authors can help you cope with the day-to-day chaos that is emergency medicine.

BradyCardia by Brady Pregerson, MD

  • Creator:   LH
  • Updated:   8/2/2023
  • Contains:  34 items
A look at new ECG topics, interesting tracings, and lessons that will change or improve your practice of emergency medicine.​

Brain Trust by Evie Marcolini, MD

  • Updated:   8/22/2019
  • Contains:  28 items
This column focuses on neurology as it pertains to emergency medicine, looking at a wide range of conditions that test the neurologic knowledge and skills of emergency physicians every day.

Brandt's Rants by Robert Brandt, MD

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   7/3/2023
  • Contains:  56 items
Touching, humorous, and candid glimpses into emergency medicine.

Careerealism, A Fresh Look at Career Issues Facing Emergency Physicians

  • Updated:   10/4/2021
  • Contains:  22 items
Contribute your own career advice or information as a column for EMN. Peruse the articles below, think of a topic we haven’t covered, and query us with your idea by writing to the editor at [email protected].

The Case Files

  • Updated:   9/11/2023
  • Contains:  62 items
Case reports of unusual cases and presentations seen in the emergency department. Submit yours to [email protected].

The Case for Cannabis by Sherry Yafai, MD

  • Creator:   LH
  • Updated:   9/11/2023
  • Contains:  27 items
Cannabis science and how it can help emergency department patients.

Clinical Controversies by Blake Briggs, MD

  • Updated:   9/11/2023
  • Contains:  26 items
Dr. Briggs bust myths that don't serve patients well and suggests better ways to practice emergency medicine.

Cruise Control by Joseph Cruz, DO

  • Updated:   2/18/2022
  • Contains:  9 items
Dr. Cruz poignantly writes about everything from failure and success to how he let his father die.

Data Doc by Anup Salgia, DO

  • Updated:   8/22/2019
  • Contains:  17 items
Do you have questions about how to tame your EMR, how artificial intelligence works in the ED, and other technology topics? Dr. Salgia can help!

ddxof by Tom Fadial, MD

  • Updated:   3/23/2023
  • Contains:  71 items
Dr. Fadial takes you step by step through differential diagnoses for hypotension, palpitations, trauma, and much more using fictitious patients.

Discharge Stories by Kenneth Frumkin, PhD, MD

  • Updated:   10/13/2021
  • Contains:  10 items
Scripts you can use at discharge that are easy for patients and families to understand.

The Coronavirus and COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Updated:   9/11/2023
  • Contains:  185 items

Indispensable advice about the coronavirus and COVID-19 from emergency physicians in the trenches.

The Myth of Dry Drowning

  • Creator:   LH
  • Updated:   8/22/2019
  • Contains:  4 items
You know dry drowning is not a thing, but do your little patients’ parents? Fake news about dry drowning is still everywhere, even in popular parenting magazines. We have all you need to alleviate fears about this myth so you can focus on what you do best—nail the real diagnosis and give your patients the best outcome.

Diversity Matters

  • Updated:   9/26/2023
  • Contains:  29 items
A look at all the diversity issues affecting emergency medicine and health care today.

Doc APProvED: Apps for Emergency Medicine by Alex Mohseni, MD

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   9/3/2019
  • Contains:  93 items

This column is devoted to apps that can make the emergency physician's life easier, in and out of the ED.

Tell us about your favorite apps by writing to [email protected].

EMedHome's Clinical Pearls

  • Updated:   8/3/2023
  • Contains:  83 items
Authoritative and cutting-edge wisdom from one of the web's best emergency medicine resources.

EMedHome.com's EMCast with Amal Mattu, MD

  • Updated:   9/11/2023
  • Contains:  67 items
Dr. Mattu reviews the literature and dissects what you need to know for emergency medicine practice.

EMedHome Videos

  • Updated:   9/11/2023
  • Contains:  91 items
Cutting-edge video lectures from the well respected website, EMedHome.com.

Emergentology by Graham Walker, MD

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   9/27/2022
  • Contains:  123 items

Dr. Walker, emergency medicine raconteur, writes about everything drug seekers to geriatrics.

Emergentology Videos by Graham Walker, MD

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   8/22/2019
  • Contains:  2 items
Videos that have accompanied Dr. Walker's monthly column.

ER Goddess by Sandra Scott Simons, MD

  • Updated:   9/11/2023
  • Contains:  92 items
Dr. Sandy Simons candidly discusses a woman's life in emergency medicine.

EMN Live

  • Updated:   10/4/2021
  • Contains:  40 items
Richard Pescatore, DO, and Ali Raja, MD, cover hot topics in emergency medicine, highlighting the game-changers that will influence your practice at the bedside.

Healing Words by Mark Mosley, MD, MPH

  • Updated:   9/11/2023
  • Contains:  20 items
Dr. Mosley takes a critical look at all things emergency medicine.

Human Factors in Medicine by Rocky Jedick, MD

  • Updated:   6/1/2023
  • Contains:  10 items
Dr. Jedick looks at the ways that human characteristics influence emergency medicine practice.

iCubed by Alice Lee, MD

  • Updated:   4/2/2021
  • Contains:  49 items
Watch a screencast as Dr. Lee and a colleague dissect a case from presentation to disposition.

Malpractice by Charles A. Pilcher, MD

  • Updated:   9/19/2023
  • Contains:  7 items

Medically Clear by Dustin Ballard, MD, & David Vinson, MD

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   10/31/2022
  • Contains:  56 items
Have a case that needs some clarity? Wondering what the latest evidence says about giving benzos? Drs. Ballard and Vinson use the latest evidence to improve your practice.

Mindful EM by Alberto Hazan, MD, & Jordana Haber, MD

  • Updated:   8/22/2019
  • Contains:  32 items
This husband-and-wife team reflects on the way emergency physicians practice.

The Mind of Medicine by Anoop Kumar, MD

  • Updated:   8/16/2022
  • Contains:  7 items
Dr. Kumar examines the relationship between the mind and body that informs solutions to real-world challenges like healing disease.

Myths in Emergency Medicine

  • Updated:   1/5/2021
  • Contains:  55 items
Rory Spiegel, MD, challenges the dogmatic teachings in emergency medicine with evidence.

Narrative Medicine by Zahir Basrai, MD, and Colleagues

  • Updated:   4/25/2023
  • Contains:  59 items
Another day, another patient, another story. Dr. Basrai and his colleagues tell what it’s really like to work in emergency medicine.

Newly Minted by Kelly Wong Heidepriem, MD

  • Updated:   8/16/2022
  • Contains:  4 items
A new emergency medicine attending's perspective on practice.

numbERs by Tom Belanger, MD

  • Updated:   9/11/2023
  • Contains:  16 items
An analytical look at emergency medicine--by the numbers.

The Opioid Epidemic

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   7/18/2023
  • Contains:  44 items
All the information you need to understand and prescribe opioids while protecting your patients from addiction.

PhotographED Videos

  • Updated:   8/22/2019
  • Contains:  4 items
A collection of videos from EMN columnists and readers showing unusual cases and procedures. Submit yours to [email protected].

Post-It Pearls by Michelle Lin, MD

  • Updated:   9/11/2023
  • Contains:  47 items
A short and sweet pearl for everyday emergency medicine practice.

The Procedural Pause Videos by James R. Roberts, MD, and Martha Roberts, ACNP, CEN

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   11/30/2020
  • Contains:  70 items
Videos accompanying the Procedural Pause blog.

Quick Consult

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   9/11/2023
  • Contains:  201 items

Test your clinical skills by diagnosing patients along with our team of experts.

Real Rural

  • Updated:   8/16/2022
  • Contains:  2 items
All about the experience of working in remote and rural emergency departments.. Submit an article about your rural EM practice to [email protected]

Same Shift, Different Day by Stacy Harmon, MD

  • Updated:   6/1/2023
  • Contains:  20 items
Dr. Harmon's unique perspective on the practice of emergency medicine.

Reasonable Doubt by Daniel Runde, MD

  • Updated:   2/1/2021
  • Contains:  17 items
The award-winning Dr. Runde examines the latest studies and tell you if their findings pass muster for use in practice.

SoMe HT with Ryan Stanton, MD, & Howard Mell, MD

  • Updated:   8/22/2019
  • Contains:  0 items
SoMe HT stands for Social Media Hot Topics, and two of emergency medicine’s best podcasters shine light on whatever is setting social media on fire. Sometimes they add fuel to the fire, other times they’re dousing it out, but they’re always getting to the truth behind the controversy. Listen as Ryan Stanton, MD, and Howard Mell, MD, help you make sense of it all!

Special Reports

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   9/11/2023
  • Contains:  149 items
Read Special Reports on every topic from crowding to violence.

The Speed of Sound by Christine Butts, MD

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   9/11/2023
  • Contains:  128 items
Refine your diagnostic skills with Dr. Butts' ultrasound column.

The Speed of Sound Videos

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   9/8/2023
  • Contains:  74 items
Watch videos from Dr. Christine Butts' monthly column, The Speed of Sound.

Standing AFFIRM by Christopher Barsotti, MD

  • Updated:   1/6/2023
  • Contains:  30 items
AFFIRM at the Aspen Institute presents diverse, nonpartisan thought to address some of the world's most complex problems

Toxicology Rounds by Leon Gussow, MD

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   9/11/2023
  • Contains:  157 items

Dr. Gussow covers all things toxicology, from the latest street drugs to toxicology apps.

What About This? by Matt Bivens, MD

  • Updated:   9/11/2023
  • Contains:  30 items
Dr. Bivens writes about all things emergency medicine, sometimes funny, sometimes serious, but always enlightening.

What Lies Beneath by Michelle Johnston, MBBS

  • Creator:   LH
  • Updated:   12/13/2022
  • Contains:  49 items
If you’ve ever attended SMACC, you no doubt know Dr. Johnston from her riveting lectures. Haven’t been to SMACC? Then you surely know her as @elytherius on Twitter. No? No matter, her EMN columns are sure to charm you with her lyrical turn of phrase and ability to spin erudite ideas and deep thoughts into emergency medicine gold.

What to D.O. by Richard Pescatore, DO

  • Updated:   9/2/2021
  • Contains:  44 items
Dr. Pescatore first began blogging for EMN while he was a medical student and continued through residency. Now an attending, he challenges conventional wisdom and shares what to do in the heat of the moment in the ED when faced with various clinical challenges.

Viewpoint

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   9/11/2023
  • Contains:  145 items
Opinion pieces from deep thinkers in emergency medicine.

Wellness 911 by Laura Cazier, MD; Amanda Dinsmore, MD; & Kendra Morrison, DO

  • Updated:   8/16/2022
  • Contains:  17 items
Three emergency physicians and life, wellness, and mindset coaches use an integrative approach to living your best EP life.

Within Normal Limits by Himanshu Patel, MD, & Shivani Patel, MD

  • Updated:   8/22/2019
  • Contains:  11 items
This column highlights emergency medicine cases where radiology played a critical role in diagnosing patients.

Words Matter by Seth Collings Hawkins, MD

  • Updated:   9/16/2020
  • Contains:  5 items
Words are the most ubiquitous feature of emergency medicine — bar none—and one of the most critical tools to use correctly. Read along as Dr. Hawkins examines words, including the rich fields of literary criticism, linguistics, grammar, and communication psychology, and how they affect the practice of emergency medicine.

All About Anticoagulants

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   8/22/2019
  • Contains:  20 items
All you need to know about warfarin, rivaroxaban, and dabigatran.
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Diagnosing and Treating Pain

  • Updated:   9/2/2021
  • Contains:  38 items
A collection of EMN articles focusing on diagnosing and treating pain in the emergency department.

Immunotherapy Toxicities

  • Updated:   8/22/2019
  • Contains:  3 items

Immunotherapy is cutting-edge cancer treatment, but the side effects are serious: fungal infections, C. difficile, interstitial fibrosis, renal and heart failure, thyrotoxicosis, babesiosis, and Lyme cerebritis…. and they're coming to your ED.

Learn how to identify and treat immunotherapy cancer patients presenting to the ED with side effects at our free webinar with Monica Wattana, MD, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine; Demis Lipe, MD, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine; and Ishwaria M. Subbiah, MD, Assistant Professor of Palliative Care Medicine, from MD Anderson Cancer Center.

IMMUNOTHERAPY-RELATED TOXICITIES IN THE ED: A CASE STUDY APPROACH

Watch now at http://bit.ly/EMNImmunotherapyWebinar

Spontaneous Circulation by Charles Bruen, MD

  • Updated:   8/22/2019
  • Contains:  32 items
This column focuses on advanced ECG interpretation, cardiac pharmacology, hemodynamic assessment and resuscitation, and management of ACS.

Spontaneous Circulation Videos

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   8/22/2019
  • Contains:  14 items
A collections of the videos accompanying Dr. Charles Bruen's column, Spontaneous Circulation, which focuses on advanced ECG interpretation, cardiac pharmacology, hemodynamic assessment and resuscitation, and management of ACS.

You've Been Served by George Hossfeld, MD

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   8/22/2019
  • Contains:  15 items

This column is devoted to all things malpractice and the stress emergency physicians face when they've been served.

TASERs/Excited Delirium Syndrome

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   12/10/2021
  • Contains:  9 items
Everything you need to know and then some about TASERs and ExDS.

The Bullet's Yaw by Dustin Ballard, MD

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   8/22/2019
  • Contains:  6 items

Read Dr. Dustin Ballard's captivating book about a stranger that taught him the meaning of life and healing.

American Board of Physician Specialties

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   8/22/2019
  • Contains:  37 items

EMN's articles and readers' letters on controversies surrounding ABMS.

MRSA: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   8/22/2019
  • Contains:  11 items

Groundbreaking articles on MRSA from EMN authors including James Roberts, MD, and David Talan, MD.

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Diagnosis Deconstructed by Ravi Morchi, MD

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   8/22/2019
  • Contains:  54 items

Follow along as EMN's own Dr. House takes a patient from presentation to diagnosis.

The Emergency Airway by Darren Braude, MD, EMT-P

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   8/22/2019
  • Contains:  24 items

Airway expert Darren Braude, MD, writes on everything from managing the difficult airway to rapid sequence intubation.

Palliative Care

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   1/28/2022
  • Contains:  9 items
A collection of EMN articles on end-of-life care in the emergency department.

Quality Matters by Shari Welch, MD

  • Creator:   Editor
  • Updated:   8/22/2019
  • Contains:  82 items

Dr. Welch covers the latest information on improving quality of your emergency department.

Topics

  • Updated:   2/8/2023
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Cardiac Care

  • Updated:   8/2/2023
  • Contains:  13 items

Critical Care

  • Updated:   3/23/2023
  • Contains:  2 items

Diagnosis

  • Updated:   9/11/2023
  • Contains:  18 items

Diversity Equity and Inclusion

  • Updated:   9/26/2023
  • Contains:  7 items

Education

  • Updated:   9/11/2023
  • Contains:  2 items

Emergency Medicine Life

  • Updated:   9/26/2023
  • Contains:  41 items

Emergency Medicine Residency

  • Updated:   9/11/2023
  • Contains:  8 items

Evidence Based Medicine

  • Updated:   9/11/2023
  • Contains:  23 items

Ethics Medicolegal Issues

  • Updated:   9/19/2023
  • Contains:  8 items

Geriatrics

  • Updated:   7/3/2023
  • Contains:  1 items

Infectious Disease

  • Updated:   3/1/2023
  • Contains:  1 items

Neurology

  • Updated:   6/1/2023
  • Contains:  3 items

Orthopedics

  • Updated:   2/13/2023
  • Contains:  1 items

Pain Management

  • Updated:   6/1/2023
  • Contains:  3 items

Practice Management

  • Updated:   8/3/2023
  • Contains:  22 items

Social Media

  • Updated:   5/1/2023
  • Contains:  3 items

Toxicology

  • Updated:   9/11/2023
  • Contains:  10 items

Trauma

  • Updated:   8/2/2023
  • Contains:  4 items

Ultrasound

  • Updated:   9/11/2023
  • Contains:  11 items

Wellness

  • Updated:   9/11/2023
  • Contains:  10 items

Women’s Health

  • Updated:   7/3/2023
  • Contains:  4 items

Pediatrics

  • Updated:   5/9/2023
  • Contains:  3 items