Residents
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How Do I Know If I Go Too Slow? Improving Efficiency for Residents, Part 1
Image Credit: Flickr Originally Published: Common Sense, March/April 2016 Author: Gregory K. Wanner, DO, PA-CThomas Jefferson University Author: Andrew W. Phillips, MD, MedStanford University, Division of Critical Care Read part 2 here: Improving Efficiency for Residents Residency is a time for improvement. Improving procedural skills, gaining clinical acumen, and growing knowledge are chief goals during […] -
6 Elements to Consider When Making Your Rank List
Image Credit: Flickr Author: Matthew CamaraMSIV – Ross UniversityInternational Rep, AAEM/RSA Medical Student Council ’14-’15 When interview season is underway, students have the task of putting prospective programs into a rank list. It may be beneficial to start creating a preliminary rank list based on information that is available to you for each program. As […] -
Relevance of New CDC Opiate Guidelines for Emergency Physicians
Author: Samuel Bergin, MSIV, Uniformed Services University of the Health SciencesChad Roberts, MSII and Scott Pew, MPH Candidate University of Utah Originally Published: Modern Resident April/May 2016 EpidemiologyWhile the CDC was compiling data from 1999 to 2014, more than 165,000 people in the US died from overdoses linked to prescription opioids.[1] The opioids most commonly […] -
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 […] -
Physician Advocacy: Disability Coverage for the EP
Photo Credit: Flickr – Zeevveez Author: Linda Sanders, MDTemple University Hospital Originally Published: Modern Resident February-March 2016 As a new generation of residents prepares to enter private and academic practice as attending emergency physicians, most intend to practice emergency medicine for the next 30 years, maybe more. But in an environment that demands that we […] -
Tox Talks: Lithium Toxicity
Author: Kaitlin Fries, DO PGY1Doctors Hospital Originally Published: Modern Resident, December 2015/ January 2016 Lithium is often a first line treatment for bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder, and is commonly present on many emergency department patients’ medication lists. Studies have shown that as many as 75-90% of patients taking lithium long-term develop toxicity at […] -
Journal Club: Steroids for Everything?
Author: Linda Sanders, MD PGY3Temple University Hospital Originally Published: Modern Resident, December 2015/ January 2016 Back PainA randomized controlled trial (RCT) in which 269 patients with lumbar radiculopathy on MRI and low back pain were given a 15-day course of prednisone versus placebo demonstrated an improved disability score at three weeks after receiving steroids.[3] By […] -
TXA Literature Review
Author: Alexandra Murray, DO PGY1Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center Emergency Medicine Originally Published: Modern Resident – December-January 2016 What is tranexamic acid (TXA)? When the body experiences vascular injury, the hemostatic system tries to maintain circulation by balancing the formation and degradation of blood clots. In response to severe blood loss, this balance is challenged […] -
Acute Aortic Syndrome
Photo Credit: Charlotte Astrid Author: Nathan Haas, MD PGY-1University of Michigan Originally Published: Modern Resident, February/March 2015 The acute onset of severe, ripping chest pain radiating to the back quickly brings to mind the diagnosis of aortic dissection. However, dissection is just one potential etiology of Acute Aortic Syndrome (AAS) which includes the acute presentation […]
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