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Dialysis Emergencies

EB Medicine

Eckler, MD discuss the July 2024 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Dialysis Overview of Dialysis Complications Key Dialysis ComplicationsCardiovascular Disease Congestive Heart Failure Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade Neurological Sequelae Gastrointestinal Complications Hypotension (..)

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Help! My Consultant Won’t Come In To See A Patient!

The Trauma Pro

If you believe that harm will occur, here are your options, from least to most damaging to your professional status at the hospital: Contact another consultant in the same or overlapping specialty (if there is one). Contact the trauma medical director, service chief, or hospital administrator and see if they can intervene.

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10 Tips for New Attending Emergency Physicians

ACEP Now

My current practice is a hybrid of academic and community sites, and I have worked in myriad community hospitals from busy ones to single coverage critical access hospitals. If you have a difficult outcome, it is helpful to know what risk management support you have at your hospital. The past is the past.

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Pediatric Scrotal Pain

EB Medicine

Eckler, MD discuss the October 2024 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice article, Elder Abuse and Neglect: Making the Diagnosis and Devising a Treatment Plan in the Emergency Departmen t 00:00 Welcome and Introduction 00:13 Free Subscription for Emergency Medicine Residents 01:05 Introduction to Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice 01:37 Discussion (..)

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November 2023 News from the College

ACEP Now

Expand Your Knowledge of the Business of EM Practice Essentials, an online, asynchronous curriculum developed by ACEP and EMRA, dives into reimbursement, contracts, operations and risk management, and other topics that may not have been covered in depth during medical school or residency.

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Can This Patient Leave Against Medical Advice?

ACEP Now

National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2021 Emergency Department Summary Tables. Leaving the hospital against medical advice among people who use illicit drugs: a systematic review. J Healthc Risk Manag. National Center for Health Statistics. Accessed January 7, 2025. Jeong J, Song KJ, Kim YJ, et al.

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How EM Physicians Should Manage Their Legal and Medical Duties

ACEP Now

The key to answering this question, no matter where you are, is to engage your hospital attorney or risk manager. Case Resolution You place a call to your on-call hospital lawyer. Discussion The answer to that question varies with your practice location. Click to enlarge.