The Ask Suicide-Screening Questions
You should be screening your patients for suicidal behaviors and ideation in the ED. The ASQ (Ask Suicide-Screening Questions) are a simple 4-question suicide screen that you can start using today.
You should be screening your patients for suicidal behaviors and ideation in the ED. The ASQ (Ask Suicide-Screening Questions) are a simple 4-question suicide screen that you can start using today.
PEMBlog now has a channel on Apple's News app for iPhone and iPad.
It's meningitis season! Here are a few quick hits on diagnosis courtesy of the good folks at TamingtheSRU.com
In conjunction with Taming The SRU and the University of Cincinnati Department of Emergency Medicine's Annals of B Pod I am proud to present this article on pediatric SVT.
PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcasts brings you a discussion on the workup of a child with unexplained bruising.
Here are a few quick tips on dental trauma, as well as a link to an excellent online resource for dental trauma.
This is part 4/4 of the series on kidney stones. The focus is on treatment, including which pain medicine is best, the use of Flomax and more.
This is part 3/4 of the series on kidney stones. The focus is on imaging where I discuss whether or not ultrasound or CT should be the first choice.
This is part 2/4 of the series on kidney stones. The focus is on labs - specifically the urinalysis which is helpful, but not diagnostic.
This is part 1/4 of the series on kidney stones. The focus is on presentation, which should help you ask the right historical questions to help narrow your differential diagnosis.