ER Family Patients Presentation 
StorytellERdoc
JULY 10, 2014
To office appointments sent to the ER because "we are overbooked today." And our ER is not alone. I hear the frustration of my colleagues and see first-hand how overworked most of us who provide health care in the ER setting have become. Sir," I asked, "what brought you to our ER today?" "My Are you kidding?
StorytellERdoc
MARCH 1, 2019
I can't pinpoint the moment exactly, but several years ago I began to notice that many of our ER patients were presenting for treatment wearing nice fluffy fleece bottoms. Most of these earlier bottoms for the younger patients were of superheroes and childhood figures, like kitties and ponies. On a weekday. In the summer.
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Physician's Weekly
JUNE 11, 2025
If low bone density is present, it’s often treated alongside a weight loss program. First, to meet protein needs, patients can be counseled to include 30 grams of high-quality protein sources at each meal. These recommendations are ideals, and some participants may require workarounds.
PEMBlog
MAY 20, 2025
Learning Objectives Demonstrate the ability to use shared decision-making strategies when discussing imaging options with families of pediatric patients presenting to the Emergency Department. Optimizing Advanced Imaging of the Pediatric Patient in the Emergency Department: Policy Statement. Pediatrics. doi:10.1542/peds.2024-066854.
StorytellERdoc
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
I dedicate this to each of you who have cared for or are currently caring for an ill parent or family member. Although this may seem like it should be the standard, you would be surprised at just how many elderly patients present to our emergency department alone. Sadly, the members of her family didn't want to be bothered.
StorytellERdoc
JULY 17, 2020
The patient arrived in cardiac arrest. His transport from his house to our department had been less than ten minutes and the pre-hospital team had done an excellent job of intubating this patient and establishing an IV to begin resuscitation efforts. We continued our efforts to stabilize this patient as we awaited cardiology's arrival.
StorytellERdoc
APRIL 23, 2014
I returned my gaze to this patient and gave her a smile as I approached her bedside. It had presented soon after she had eaten a BLT sandwich for lunch. On review of her previous visits, I had noticed that she had never been to our ER before. Bertha added, "I really hated my doctor the last time I had to go to the ER.
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