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Clinical Conundrums: Should You Give the First Dose of Antibiotics IV Before Discharging Home on Oral Antibiotics?

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BMJ (Clinical research ed.). 2001; 111(5):367-74. Effectiveness of early switch from intravenous to oral antibiotics in severe community acquired pneumonia: multicentre randomised trial. 2006; 333(7580):1193. PMID: 17090560 Castro-Guardiola A et al. The American journal of medicine. PMID: 11583639 Vogel F, Lode H.

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Policy Playbook: Fall 2023 Updates

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In years previous, the conversion factor has largely stayed the same resulting in physician pay falling 22% from 2001 to 2021 when adjusted for inflation (3). While laudable in theory, research has continued to show that in practice the program is bureaucratically burdensome costing $12,800 per physician and over 53 hours per year (6).

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SGEM#331: Should Patients with a Concussion be told to Walk this Way!

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She is the cofounder of FOAMcast and a pulmonary embolism and implementation science researcher. Dr. Westafer serves as the Social Media Editor and a research methodology editor for Annals of Emergency […] The post SGEM#331: Should Patients with a Concussion be told to Walk this Way! Reference: Varner et al.

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The Needle Vs. The Knife for Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Closer Look at the EXPRED Study

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They concluded that more research of higher quality is needed to strengthen the evidence in favor of one technique over the other. Strengths: The Investigators asked a clinically relevant research question; as such, the study may potentially affect practices related to the management of spontaneous pneumothorax. Strange, C.,

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Physiological Effects of Ancient Religious Chants

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Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, Volume 33, Issue 60B, Page 1042-1048 DOI: 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B34711 Published: 23 December 2021 [link] Effect of rosary prayer and yoga mantras on autonomic cardiovascular rhythms: comparative study. 2001 Dec 22; 323(7327): 1446–1449. Bodne Varsha Patond. doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7327.1446

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SGEM#378: Keepin’ It REaL when Treating Pediatric Migraine Patients

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She is the cofounder of FOAMcast and is a pulmonary embolism and implementation science researcher. Unfortunately, poor pain control persists despite the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) making pain “the fifth vital sign” in 2001 to raise the awareness of oligoanalgesia in the ED.

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Paediatric Appendicitis

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Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2001. RIFT Study Group on behalf of the West Midlands Research Collaborative. When the appendix cannot be visualised or the findings are equivocal, and there is ongoing clinical concern for appendicitis, both CT and MRI can have a role. References Armon, K., Hospital Admitted Patient Care Activity.