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TOTAL EM - Tools Of the Trade and Academic Learning in Emergency Medicine

Feb 27, 2018

We are medical professionals and we want to help our family and friends as much as we help our patients.  However, there is a real challenge to balance how you help a family member or friend when they have medical questions or concerns.  After all, most likely you are not their primary care provider (PCP).


Feb 20, 2018

​Most of us are having issues with using opiates in general given problems with misuse and abuse.  However, more recently we are experiencing significant shortages.  We discuss some key articles in recent literature (almost exclusively 2017) to help discuss alternatives to using opiates in pain control.


Feb 13, 2018

​We are no stranger to controversial subjects here at TOTAL EM, but one that already has a significant division in emergency medicine is the use of pelvic exams.  Most people fall into one of two camps: to do one, or not to do one in the event of vaginal bleeding.  The big factor in more recent medical history has...


Feb 6, 2018

​​Night shift can be rewarding and some of us choose to do it all the time.  There is little to no administration, the crew tends to be more relaxed (but obviously place variant), the cases can be a bit more interesting, the patients are very different from the daytime (both good and bad), and it can there are the...