Common Sense

• It’s a Privilege, Not a Burden

  Image Credit: Flickr Author: Jacob Stelter, MS4Loyola University ChicagoStritch School of Medicine Originally Published: Common Sense November/December 2014 After years of battling things like prematurely adopted EMRs, government bureaucrats, clueless hospital administrators, greedy insurance companies, malignant tort lawyers, CMG profiteers, and “emergency” patients who don’t need to see any doctor at all — much less […]
• The Salesman-Doctor

  Image Credit: Flickr Author: Edward Siegel, MD MBARSA Secretary-Treasurer ’13-’14Originally Published: Common Sense March/April 2014 I remember one of the early classes at my business school, when the lecturer asked how many of the students had been in sales prior to starting their MBA. I was one of the minority of students who raised their […]
• Lessons from the 2016 Match

  Image: Common Sense Author: Mike Wilk, MS4 Medical Student Council President ’15-’16 Originally Published: Common Sense, May/June 2016 The 2016 match in emergency medicine continued the trend of rapid growth and a bright future for our great specialty. In comparing this year’s NRMP data to last year’s, the number of EM programs increased from 171 to […]
• Patient Satisfaction

  Common Sense – AAEM Member Magazine Author: Victoria Weston, MDAAEM/RSA Immediate Past PresidentOriginally Published: Common Sense March/April 2016 Patient satisfaction. It feels like sometimes the concept is overemphasized, yet another addition to the countless expectations and constraints placed on doctors. I have felt this way at times, but recently my thinking has shifted. Instead of […]
• Age-Adjusted D-Dimer in the Evaluation of Venous Thromboembolic Disease

  Common Sense – AAEM Member Magazine Authors: Lee Grodin, MD; Raymond Beyda, MD; Kaycie Corburn, MD; Jacqueline Shibata, MDEdited By: Jay Khadpe, MD FAAEM and Michael C. Bond, MD FAAEM Originally Published: November/December 2016 Common Sense The D-dimer test is an important and widespread tool to assess for venous thromboembolic disease (VTE) in low risk […]
• Standardized Sign-Outs in the ED: An Opportunity to Improve Patient Safety

  Image Credit: Flickr Authors: Peter Malamet, OMS-IV, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineAndrew W. Phillips, MD MEd, Stanford/Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency ProgramSarah Williams, MD, Stanford University, Division of Emergency Medicine Originally Published: Common Sense, January/February 2015 The Importance of Sign-outs Emergency physicians routinely perform sign-outs, both at shift change and during consultations and admissions. Sign-out, also […]
• The Sculptor’s Compass — A Diagnostic Paradigm

  Originally Published inNov/Dec 2014 Common Sense Author: Darshan Thota, MD FAWMNaval Medical Center San Diego As a new resident in the emergency department, I am starting to learn that serious and life-threatening conditions require rapid identification and intervention. Response time is often lengthened due to ancillary services, existing policies, overcrowding and cost of care. The […]
• Understanding the Urgent Care Clinic

  Originally Published: Common Sense, Nov/Dec 2013 Original Author: Edward Siegel, MD MBA; AAEM/RSA Publications Committee Chair Recently a family member tried to call me regarding a minor medical problem. Unfortunately I was working at the time, and our emergency department is the place where cell phone reception goes to die. I didn’t know about the […]
• FOAM — This is not the future of medicine, it is medical education NOW!

  Originally Published: Common Sense, Jul/Aug 2013 Original Author: Meaghan Mercer, DO AAEM/RSA President Like many great ideas in medicine, the concept of FOAM (Free Open Access Meducation) project was born in a pub over a pint of Guinness. Doctors Mike Cadogan and Chris Nickson, from www.lifeinthefastlane.com (LITFL), recognized that social media has changed how we […]
• Resident Journal Review: Procedural Sedation

  Originally Published: Common Sense, Mar/Apr 2013 Original Authors: Authors: Kami Hu, MD; Michael Allison, MD; Michael Scott, MD; Phillip Magidson, MD MPH; David Wacker, MD PhD; David Bostick, MD MPH Editors: Michael C. Bond, MD FAAEM; Jay Khadpe, MD FAAEM IntroductionThe ability to administer procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) is a necessity for today’s emergency […]

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