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AI May Allow Physicians To Regain Their Humanity
Emergency medicine (EM) is a team-based specialty, where a diverse group works together to rapidly deliver acute, unscheduled patient care. In contrast to traditional teams that have the luxury of time...
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EM Runs in the Family
If you ask Sullivan “Sully” Smith, MD, FACEP, he says his kids paid the price for his medical service to the community of Cookeville, Tennessee. As an emergency physician, Dr. Sully Smith missed...
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FACEPs in the Crowd: From Medicine to the Kitchen: Dr. Elie’s Journey of...
For Marie-Carmelle Elie, MD, FACEP, a trailblazing physician and academic leader, the journey to the kitchen took a little longer than the journey to the top of her field. Dr. Elie is the first Black...
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POCUS-Guided Management of Tension Hydrothorax Causing Cardiac Tamponade
A 47-year-old male with a medical history of hypertension, and, prior left upper lobe Pancoast tumor status, post video-assisted left upper lobectomy with chest wall and ribs 1-3 resection, presented...
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Another Failed Physician Mgmt. Company Leaves ED Staff Dangling
Late last year, the emergency department (ED) physician practice management company NES Health ceased operations, leaving hundreds of physicians and advanced practitioners at 35 hospitals nationwide...
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Compassionate Care for the Fasting Patient
Fasting during Ramadan—a time of profound spiritual journey for Muslims globally and a month dedicated to fasting, prayer, and deep introspection—involves abstaining from food, drink, medications, and...
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Waiting Room Medicine: The Ethical Conundrum
As hospital boarding, increased emergency department (ED) volumes, and complexity of patients have increased, so have wait times. Some physicians now coin themselves “waiting room medicine specialists”...
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How to Diagnose and Manage Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy
You’re working the night shift in a rural critical access hospital in the Midwest when a 36-year-old, 31-week primigravida patient with no known prior medical history presents with a mild headache....
View ArticleTexas Hospitals Now Must Ask About Immigration Status
On August 8, 2024, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, issued an executive order directing the Texas Health and Human Services Commission “to assess costs to the Texas public hospital system imposed by the...
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Match Results Amplify Enthusiasm for EM
A record number of medical students matched into emergency medicine, according to results released Friday, March 21, 2025, by the National Resident Matching Program. Jessic Hembree, DO, is headed to...
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