Sun.Mar 09, 2025

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Waiting Room Medicine: The Ethical Conundrum

ACEP Now

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 as departments schedule a physician in triage or attempt to evaluate patients in whatever spaces might be available. After years of training to fully undress a patient for an exam at ABEM General Hospital, patients may now routinely be treated in street clothes sitting in a hallway chair.

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Procedure: Central Venous Catheter (IJV)

Life in the Fastlane

James Miers and John Mackenzie Procedure: Central Venous Catheter (IJV) Emergency Procedure, instructions and discussion: Internal Jugular (IJV) Central Venous Catheter placement

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BADGE OF HONOR

First Responders Wellness Center

Dr. Steiner was on the Badge of Honor Podcast.

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"Anterior" ST Depression: Which Lesion is the Culprit?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Hans Helseth Hans is an EKG tech who is applying to medical school. EKG interpretation skills have little to do with one's level of education. In fact, much of what passes for EKG education can actually harm one's interpretation skills. A 62 year old man with hyperlipidemia presented to a rural emergency department with 7 hours of 3/10 chest pain.

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100 Club

First Responders Wellness Center

100 Club Frontline Convention First Responders Wellness Center was present with intern Jesse Arvisu and VP Chicago FOP Mike Mette. 100 Club had some great speakers, and we all learned how to help first responders.

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EM@3AM: Pediatric Osteomyelitis

EMDocs

Authors: Zac Crenshaw, DO (EM Resident Physician, Mizzou Columbia, MO); Jessica Pelletier, DO, MHPE (Assistant Professor of EM/Assistant Residency Director, Mizzou Columbia, MO) // Reviewed by: Sophia Grgens, MD (EM Physician, BIDMC, MA); Cassandra Mackey, MD (Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School); Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Welcome to EM@3AM, an emDOCs series designed to foster your working knowledge by providing an expedited revie

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