Emergency providers are routinely called upon to react to complex scenarios that demand specific life-saving maneuvers, immediately and without…
October 2nd, 2011
The Precipitants of Everything
2 Comments, heuristic, by reuben.A common mistake made by junior emergency physicians (and sometimes not junior emergency physicians) is to identify a problem…
September 6th, 2011
The virtues and vices of emergency medicine
1 Comment, heuristic, by reuben.{adapted from a lecture I give to first year med students, at the end of a two-week course…
September 15th, 2010
Screencast: How to Think Like an Emergency Physician
6 Comments, heuristic, _lecture, by reuben.30 minute presentation on optimal patient assessment in the emergency department. garbled audio resolves at the one minute mark. Slides…
March 28th, 2010
Insurance Pays for AMA Patients
No Comments, heuristic, by reuben.Terrific myth-busting letter to editor in this month’s Annals. “…we retrospectively reviewed 104 consecutive cases of patients with insurance leaving…
April 8th, 2008
276. Error-prone areas in EM / Shift work strategies
No Comments, heuristic, by reuben.October 15th, 2007
61. Chest pain history mnemonic
No Comments, .chest pain, heuristic, by reuben.LOQITSAP DRAP MSF