medical myths Archives

In my mind, the use of NG tubes for bowel obstruction is an anachronism. I grew up hearing […]

NG tubes for small bowel obstruction: More pain than evidence

We have new evidence looking at the use of vasopressors through a peripheral IV. I have covered this […]

A brief review of the evidence in the management of Bartholin's abscesses

A monthly summary of the emergency medicine literature

Welcome to the year-end edition of the Articles of the Month (released well into the new year because […]

A monthly collection of the most interesting emergency medical literature I have encountered

See this post for an approach to the massive GI bleed patient. Should we be starting PPIs on […]

A summary of the evidence supporting the use of topical anesthetics for pain control in simple corneal abrasion after emergency department discharge

There are two handouts that cover the literature surrounding the use of exercise stress testing to risk stratify […]