Common Sense

• What is Happening to Our Specialty? An Open and Honest Look at the Chaos in Our Trade.

  Image credit: Pexels Author: AAEM/RSA News Originally published: Common Sense January/February 2020 As physicians, we all subscribe to the four tenets of medical ethics: autonomy, justice, beneficence, and non-maleficence. These ideals are integral in providing ethical care to all our patients, from the weakest and most vulnerable, to the most astute and medically literate. Our patients […]
• Resident Journal Review: Utility of Ultrasound Measurements in Assessing Fluid Responsiveness

  Authors: Samantha J. Yarmis, MD; Robert Brown, MD; Jordan Parker, MD; Caleb Chan, MD; Akilesh Honasoge, MD Editors: Kami M. Hu, MD FAAEM, Kelly Maurelus, MD FAAEMOriginally published: Common Sense January/February 2020 Clinical QuestionHow can we utilize ultrasound measurements to accurately determine which patients are fluid responsive? Does any single ultrasound measurement accurately predict fluid […]
• My First “Sick” Patient

  Image credit: Pexels Author: Alexandria Gregory, MD AAEM/RSA Publications & Social Media Committee ChairOriginally published: Common Sense January/February 2020 Everyone knows the most fundamental part of emergency medicine residency is learning how to determine “sick versus not sick,” which is often easier said than done. One night, at the end of my shift, a nurse […]
• An Approach to Vulnerable Populations in Medical Education

  Image credit: Pexels Authors: Miriam Asher; Cortlyn Brown, MD; and Faith Quenzer, DOOriginally published: Common SenseNovember/December 2019 It was in my second year of medical school and I was sitting in a room with nine of my classmates and a physician during our case-based learning class. The case presented that day was of a young man […]
• Ways To Ace Residency

  Image Credit: Pexels Author: Adriana Coleska, MD, AAEM/RSA Board of Directors Originally published: Common Sense November/December 2019 My name is Adriana and I am one of the AAEM/RSA Board Members and your liaison to the Publications and Social Media Committee. As I transition into my role as the senior resident, I thought I would share with […]
• Resident Journal Review: Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis in the Emergency Department

  Authors: Taylor M. Douglas MD, Taylor Conrad, MD, Ted Segarra, MD, Rithvik Balakrishnan MD, Christianna Sim, MD, MPHEditors: Kelly Maurelus MD FAAEM, Kami Hu MD FAAEMOriginally published: Common SenseNovember/December 2019 Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) result in over two million visits to the emergency department (ED) every year. While this term encompasses infections ranging from […]
• The Future of Wellness

  Image credit: Pexels Authors: Andrea Purpura, MD; Robert Lam, MD; and Ryan DesCamp, MDAAEM/RSA Wellness Committee Originally published: Common Sense September/October 2019 If you feel like you are suffering symptoms of burnout, you are not alone. Most prevalence studies show that more than 65% of all emergency physicians are experiencing symptoms of burnout.1 Most physicians find they […]
• Thriving in Third Year

  Image credit: Pexels Author: David Fine, Medical Student Council PresidentOriginally published: Common Sense  September/October 2019 The beginning of the year brings new residents and medical students to the floors. A question that all new learners have on their minds is, “How can I succeed?” Personally, I can’t speak to the resident experience, but any medical student knows that […]
• Becoming a Night Shift Jedi: Do or Do Not, There is No Try.

  Image credit: Pexels Author: Patrick Wallace, DOAAEM/RSA Education Committee  Originally published: Common SenseSeptember/October 2019 Emergency medicine (EM) physicians will inevitably work night shifts during their career. With transitions of days and nights occurring as frequently as once a week, it is imperative to maximize the quality of sleep and recovery time. Abundant research has been done […]
• An Argument for the Enforcement of Electronic Health Record Cross-Communication

  Image credit: Pexels Author: Haig Aintablian, MDAAEM/RSA PresidentOriginally published: Common Sense September/October 2019 A 77-year-old patient comes into the ED for a complaint of shortness of breath x 6 months. This is the first time the patient has come to this hospital and there are no medical records in the EHR. The patient doesn’t remember what problems they […]

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