Horizontal Violence Toward Emergency Medicine Residents: Gender as a Risk Factor.

Introduction: Horizontal violence (HV) is defined as "persistent exposure to interpersonal aggression and mistreatment from colleagues." Our objective in this pilot, single-site study was to identify sources of HV toward emergency medicine (EM) residents, using the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised (NAQ-R).

Methods: In this investigation we used a descriptive cross-sectional survey design to categorize HV.

Three Medicolegal Cases of Searching for the Stone: Lessons Learned Along the Journey.

We present three medicolegal cases of medical negligence settled out of court. These cases all involved patients who presented to the emergency department (ED) with a suspected diagnosis of kidney stone. Highlighted are the importance of patient communication, addressing incidental findings found during a patient's ED visit, anticipating complications, and the need for thorough documentation.