Can you find the abnormality? Taken from radiopaedia.org – courtesy of Dr Jeremy Jones Treatment typically consists of physical therapy and pain management as long as surgery is not indicated. Brace – thoracic-lumbar-sacral orthosis (TLSO) is often mainstay part of therapy. Surgery is usually indicated if there is any neurologic compromise or…
Category Archives: Emergency Medicine Blog
Improve your productivity at your emergency medicine job.
Below is a quick summary of how to get the most out of your charting. Don’t want to miss out on RVU’s you deserve but, don’t have documentation to get. You also don’t want to over-chart for simple patients like ankle sprains, upper respiratory infections, or sore throat. This should help give you a perspective…
Top 10 Interview Questions for Emergency Medicine Jobs
Take the advice of the Boy Scouts, when it comes time to interview for emergency medicine jobs: Be prepared. “The bottom line is that you have to prepare for it,” said Dr. Mark Reiter, CEO of Emergency Excellence (www.emergencyexcellence.com) and a board-certified emergency physician. “I think practice certainly helps.” Dr. Reiter is also a faculty…
A new way to manage your credentials that makes it easy – Med Pro Credentials
Are you tired of filling out forms and doing paperwork for your credentialing and licensing? Check out this new online service for just that. Don’t mess with another form or long application packet. This is an ideal service for any Emergency Medicine Physician especially those working Locum Tenems, as you routinely switch emergency departments or…
ACLS 2012 Update – ACLS Update – A lot has changed!
ACLS 2012 Update Several things have changed in ACLS 2012 that are good to know when dealing with a Cardiac Arrest patient. 1. CPR -It’s C-A-B not ABC don’t stop (Avoid interupptions) and no need for multiple interruptions, hard and fast 2 inch compression allow chest recoil 100 beats per minute – “Stayin Alive” Watch…
LLSA 2012 Article Review
LLSA Review Comprehensive 2012 LLSA article review a Code3Spots Exclusive. Easily pass the LLSA 2012 test after reading this article. LLSA 2012 Article Review
Emergency Medicine Radiographs & Imaging
Check out our new page for emergency physician radiography interpretation and important images. Our first case a carpal bone fracture that can be easily missed yet it’s the second most common fracture of the hand. New Emergency Medicine Radiograph Cases If you have any interesting images please send them to us at erjobs@code3spots.com
Patient Satisfaction in the Emergency Department – It matters!
Patient satisfaction in emergency medicine is important despite what you think. Now Centers for Medicare and Medicaid have started looking at patient satisfaction as one of the important factors for estimating value and value-based purchasing. This means that reimbursement is going to be tied to patient satisfaction. Don’t stick your head in the sand and…
2012 Emergency Medicine Physician Salary Data
Emergency Medicine Salary Update What’s going on with emergency medicine job salaries based on the latest 2012 survey? Looking at salaries and pay surveys can help give you an idea of what average salaries are in certain areas and how much you should be making. Of course, every job is different getting an idea of…
Head CT Rules in Emergency Medicine
Now that CT radiation is a real concern we need to start limiting CT scans, if safe and possible. Especially younger patients. As far as whether to order a Head CT on someone that fell and hit their head or were in a minor car accident the “call” can be difficult and certainly if there…
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