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The Broselow-Luten System

Pediatric EM Morsels

He, along with Dr. Bob Luten, a PEM physician in Jacksonville, FL , designed the Broselow-Luten color-coded length-based system to help estimate a child’s weight, and thereby offload the cognitive burden of medication dosing and choice of equipment sizes in pediatric resuscitations. .” Lubitz 1988] Very accurate for 3.5-25kg

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Documentation and Provider Standards Training

American Medical Compliance

The following Documentation and Provider Standards Training educates healthcare providers on the significance of documentation compliance in healthcare. Documentation Guidelines and Standards The legal system views documentation as a fundamental component.

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Putting Clinical Gestalt to Work in the Emergency Department

ACEP Now

Our nurse did not study Paul Ekman’s Facial Action Coding System for Action Units to code “fear” in the patient’s face. Passively, I watch another clinician’s cursory examination of a critically ill patient to determine how they deem a patient “toxic-appearing” or their bedside neurological assessment to activate a code stroke.

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Improving Care for Patients with a Non-English Language Preference (NELP)

EMDocs

13 Interventions may include: Ascertaining a patient’s preferred language early in the clinical encounter (during registration, for instance), and clearly documenting this preference in a place that is visible to all providers. Utilizing certified interpreters and documenting their use. Educating patients on their rights.

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The Definitive Analysis of Observational Studies

Sensible Medicine

In this section, they documented the variations in analytic method (for instance, the choice of model and co-variates). Then they applied the specification curve analysis to one specific database—the NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) from 2007 to 2014. Here is what Zeraatkar and colleagues did.

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Fluoroquinolone Use In Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

None of the patients were documented to have joint disease at follow up. Noel 2007) In a very robust, recent multicenter, randomized, double-blind controlled study Moxifloxacin was compared to a comparator drug (IV ertapenem followed by PO Augmentin) for complex intraabdominal infections. 451 pediatric patients were included.

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Does this T wave pattern mean anything?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

2007 Oct;30(10):1267-72. Macroscopic T-Wave Alternans: A Red Flag for Code Blue. Molon G, Costa A, Bertolini L, Zenari L, Arcaro G, Barbieri E, Targher G. Relationship between abnormal microvolt T-wave alternans and poor glycemic control in type 2 diabetic patients. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00849.x.

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