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Faith and Science Intersect at Physician's Popular Blog
Edwin Leap, MD, regularly writes about his faith and how it affects his practice of medicine.
Article, January 2009
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Life-Threatening Condition (I)
What life-threatening condition does this tracing show?
Clinical Case, January 2009
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The Doctor-Patient Relationship III: A Way of Listening -- The Balint Group Revisited, 2008
Ursula Snyder, PhD, Former Editor, Medscape Ob/Gyn & Women's Health, New York, explains how we can truly improve our listening with this method.
Editorial, January 2009
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Physicians Rise Up to Save Primary Care
Almost all states are facing a primary care physician shortage. In this installment of 'Physicians Are Talking About', doctors voice their opinions and recommend possible solutions to the problem.
Expert Viewpoint, January 2009
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Evaluation of Infants Who Experience an Apparent Life-Threatening Event
Authors of a study published in Pediatrics look at whether children who are admitted for an apparent life-threatening event without cause will later experience some form of abuse.
Expert Viewpoint, January 2009
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CME
There Was a Young Man Who Swallowed a Nail...Perhaps He'll Die
Dr. Lowenfels presents a case of a previously healthy young male who swallowed a nail while doing carpentry. How would you help this patient?
Clinical Case, December 2008
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MRSA Cultures in the Emergency Department
MRSA is the leading pathogen causing nosocomial infections in US hospitals, and much debate exists over how to reduce this rate. Is active surveillance testing the answer?
Expert Viewpoint, December 2008
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The Doctor-Patient Relationship II: Not Listening
Ursula Snyder, PhD, Former Editor, Medscape Ob/Gyn & Women's Health, New York, NY, teaches us how to improve our listening skills.
Editorial, December 2008
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The Doctor-Patient Relationship I: The Web Underscores the Divide
Ursula Snyder, PhD, Former Editor, Medscape Ob/Gyn & Women's Health, New York, NY, explains how to improve physician-patient conversation.
Editorial, December 2008
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CME/CE
Pneumonia in a 3-Year-Old Boy After Falling Into a Well
A 3-year-old Thai boy is presented to his local ED with fever, cough, and drowsiness 4 days after falling into a well. A chest radiograph shows bilateral diffuse infiltrates. What is the diagnosis?
Clinical Case, December 2008
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CME/CE
Palliative Care in the Emergency Department
Dr. Knox Todd presents several brief cases related to palliative care in the ED: hospice care, caregiver distress and reluctance to accept poor prognoses, and what to consider when death is imminent.
Clinical Case, December 2008
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World Stroke Congress 2008: Advances in Stroke Imaging: An Expert Interview With Marc Fisher, MD
Dr. Marc Fisher discusses neuroimaging techniques for the assessment, diagnosis, and prognosis of acute stroke and comments on results from ECASS3 presented at the 6th World Stroke Congress.
Expert Viewpoint, December 2008
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CME
Management of Blood Pressure in Patients With Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage
In his latest video blog, Dr. Mark Alberts provides recommendations for neurologists managing blood pressure levels in patients with an acute intracerebral hemorrhage.
Article, December 2008
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CME/CE
Teaming Up To Prevent Adverse Drug Events
Drug safety relies on effective communication between all members of the patient care team and with the patient.
Commentary, December 2008
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CME/CE
Dyspnea With Intermittent Cyanosis in a Neonate
A 17-day-old boy with rapid breathing, decreased air intake, and 2 episodes of cyanosis is brought to the ED. On fluoroscopy, the right hemidiaphragm appears motionless. What is the diagnosis?
Clinical Case, December 2008
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Should Prophylactic Inferior Vena Cava Filters Be Used in Trauma Patients?
Commentary on a study on the use of prophylactic inferior vena cava filters in trauma patients, published September 2008 in the Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection, and Critical Care.
Expert Viewpoint, December 2008
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Doctor, You Should Now Measure Abdominal Height
George T. Griffing, MD, Professor of Medicine at Saint Louis University in Missouri and Editor-in-Chief of Internal Medicine at eMedicine, teaches us about abdominal height.
Editorial, December 2008
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Reempowering Primary Care
Brian Klepper, PhD, a healthcare analyst from Atlantic Beach, Florida, offers a solution to the primary care problem.
Editorial, December 2008
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CME
A Case of Prolonged Disease-Free Survival in a Patient With Choroidal Metastasis From Breast Cancer
Six years after lumpectomy, lymph-node dissection, and radiation therapy for ductal carcinoma of the right breast, this patient presented with increasingly blurred vision. Is there a connection?
Journal Article, December 2008
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CME/CE
A 20-Year-Old Soldier With a 3-Day History of a Dark, Burning Rash
A soldier presents to the ED with a spreading dark-red rash. Immunofluorescence of 2 skin biopsies demonstrates a weak linear pattern at the dermal-epidermal junction for IgA. What is the diagnosis?
Clinical Case, December 2008
