December 10, 2023
Is there utility in checking uric acid levels during an acute attack of gout?
October 3, 2023
A real-life case of a patient sent home with a DVT who dies while waiting to fill her prescription.
September 27, 2023
There are many therapeutic options for patients with a headache - here's a review of what's available.
December 31, 2022
A rash that everyone who works in the ER should be able to recognize.
October 6, 2022
Always consider serious spinal pathology whenever a patient presents with severe back pain. The following is a real malpractice case with some dates/info changed to fit the format. The case settled for $2.75 million. That part has not been changed. Case: On Monday, a patient
March 30, 2021
Missed diagnosis of PE leads to a $7 million+ verdict: learn from others' mistakes!
May 17, 2019
Here’s an excerpt from How to Not Kill Your Patients, a collection of interesting stories, cases, and advice for those who work in the ER: A 70 year-old woman presents to the ER with mid-sternal chest pain, shortness of breath, and diaphoresis. She’s clutching her
December 5, 2018
There’s an old saying that tries to sum up the essence of Emergency Medicine: “know a little bit about everything rather than everything about a little bit”. While the purpose of an emergency room may have started out well-intentioned, as a place to stabilize and
February 23, 2018
Patient satisfaction is all the rage in Emergency Departments. Long gone are the days of emphasizing cost-effective care, replaced by the need to greet patients immediately, cater your care to the patient’s wishes, and order a shotgun approach of labs and imaging studies to capture
