ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Private equity investment in health care has increased more than 20-fold since 2000, with 70 percent of this activity since 2010. While secrecy surrounds the operations of many PE-owned groups, Envision serves as a case study. Her primary interests are in ultrasound, machine learning, and health justice. References Pomorski C.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Farrington] Rebuilding of outdated hospitals put emergency rooms on ground level with nearby X-ray service, and, ideally, sometimes closer to the Blood Bank and the Operating Rooms. Advances in Medical Imaging (CT, MRI, and Ultrasound) facilitating rapid, accurate, diagnosis affording new potential to save additional lives. Howard, J.

Emergency Nursing 40

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

Notably, lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of bacterial CAP demonstrated exceptional stand-alone diagnostic accuracy in 33 studies including 4,901 adults and children in the emergency department, with a pooled sensitivity of 92% and specificity of 90%. 2000 Aug;30(1):17-24. Semin Arthritis Rheum. doi: 10.1053/sarh.2000.8366.

Infectious Diseases 89

Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 89

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2017

Fontan Operation and the Single Ventricle. Cardiovasculr Ultrasound. 2000; 35(6):618-622. Summary Acute MI is a challenging presentation in children: Easily missed: uncommon and atypical Varied etiology Respect vague symptoms with a non-reassuring H&P Try to detect it: CATH IT! References Congenital AboulHosn JA et al.

Pediatrics 52

Pediatrics EKG/ECG Wellness Seizures 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

Check : [vitals, SOB, Chest Pain, Ultrasound] If the patient has Abdominal Pain, Chest Pain, Dyspnea or Hypoxemia, Headache, Hypotension , then these should be considered the primary chief complaint (not syncope). 21(11):935-40, 2000 Jun. Aortic Dissection, Valvular (especially Aortic Stenosis), Tamponade. orthostatic vitals b.

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Emergency Department EKG/ECG Outcomes Seizures 52

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2017

Facial grimacing is a weak indicator of pain in neonates ( Liebelt 2000 ). Neonatal observational scales have been validated in the intensive care and post-operative settings; ED-specific quantitative scales are lacking. 2000 Aug;106(2 Pt 1):351-7. Do not expect typical pain behaviors in neonates. Palliative care for children.

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EB Medicine

JANUARY 2, 2019

Jeff: Perhaps most importantly, no history or physical alone can rule in or out an ectopic pregnancy, for that you’ll need testing and imaging or operative findings. So to get us all on the same page, the discriminatory zone is the b-HCG at which an IUP is expected to be seen on ultrasound. Jeff: Up first is the urine pregnancy test.

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