Emergency Medicine

Millennial Admitted to Hospital for ‘Fevers, Netflix & Chills’

0
BOCA RATON, FL - Yesterday evening, staff hospitalist Dr Sri-Sheshadariprativadibayankaram was called by the Madre De Díos Hospital ER to admit a patient with the...

Patient Suffers “Partial” Cardiac Arrest

0
BOSTON, MA—After years of seeing patients who were reported in the news media to have been found in “full cardiac arrest,” emergency physicians at...
patient survey

Nurses, Doctors Fight Back with New Health Care Practitioner Satisfaction Surveys

38
NEW YORK, NY - Sick and tired of the unfair nature of patient satisfaction surveys that puts service above disease management, a multidisciplinary team...
nursing home

Bed-Bound, Demented 89-Year-Old Successfully Resuscitated, Discharged to Wallow in Own Excrement at Nursing Home

119
GREENSBORO, NC - A team of physicians, nurses, and support staff is being lauded for its efforts in saving the life of Jasper Billings,...

‘I’ve Never Met a Pupil That Wasn’t ERRLA’ by Emergency Physician Paul O’Connor

0
I’ve been doing this job for almost 30 years, and let me tell you, never in my professional career have I ever met a...
dermabond surgical glue

Dermabond Repackages for a Sexier Product

11
Dermabond, a skin glue widely used for surgical skin closure, has had a recent falloff in use as hospitals push cost-conscious practices.  In response,...
Mr. Peanut

Breaking: Mr. Peanut Allergic to Himself

0
PITTSBURGH, PA - Unfortunate news today as the Kraft Heinz Company announced that one of its most beloved mascots, Planters' Mr. Peanut, has been...

Patient Able to Get Dilaudid Just Before Leaving AMA

25
JACKSONVILLE, FL – Michael Redmond - a patient so regular to St. Joseph Hospital’s ER that if he doesn’t show up for a couple days,...
gout

Area Emergency Physician Successfully Manages Gout Without Consultation

0
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - Confetti is raining down from the ceilings as emergency medicine physician Deion Gnosis is being congratulated for diagnosing and...
end of life care

ZDoggMD: “Ain’t the Way to Die”

0
End of life care.  We need to talk about it more... From ZDoggMD: "Need help breaking the ice?  Here’s Ain’t The Way To Die, based on the...