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Waiting Room Medicine: The Ethical Conundrum

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A 2020 scoping review reported 38 interventions to improve patient care. Other interventions have included expanded point-of-care testing, frequent vitals, ED observation units, computerized clinical support systems, and activation of additional services such as scribes, mental health providers, and pharmacists.

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Diagnostics: Inflammatory Markers

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Bacterial Meningitis: IDSA guidelines for 2004 report that a normal CRP value has a high negative predictive value for bacterial meningitis, but sensitivities and specificities vary between studies [35]. Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care tests in acute community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections.