ACEP Now

JUNE 14, 2024

1 As fresh challenges of the pandemic and hospital operations changed emergency medicine practice, one of the more challenging areas was the movement of admitted patients out of the first emergency department (ED). emergency departments. percent of patients—twice the rate in 2010 (Table 1). 2022;41(2):15.

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RebelEM

MARCH 9, 2023

However, evaluating and managing patients with acute alcohol intoxication in the emergency department can be challenging. Pompili 2010) However, >65% of patients who endorse suicidal ideation when intoxicated no longer endorse suicidal ideation once sober. As always, document clinical sobriety before discharge.

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EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

This month, we are sticking in the abdomen for another round of evidence-based medicine, focusing on Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Bariatric Surgery. Additionally, back in 2010, it was estimated that 6.6% PA’s and NP’s - make sure to use the code APP4 at checkout to save 50%.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 6, 2024

This multicentre retrospective cohort study looked at 202 children in California aged 1- 24 months who presented acutely between 2010 and 2021. of patients with follow-up documentation, 70.8% (95% CI 62.9–77.9) Data collected were the worst values documented within the same calendar day as the blood cultures were obtained.

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Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Although cancer diagnosis is not the primary goal of the care we provide in the emergency department, we can make a substantial impact on long term mortality​ HNSCC is rapidly invasive and the time to diagnosis often significantly impacts long-term morbidity and mortality in these patients.

Hospitals 52

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Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

(1) However, it wasn’t until the 1890s that purposeful, successful, and safe attempts to access this fluid were documented (2). The LP is now a standard procedure and in 2010 well over 135,000 LPs were performed in Emergency Departments throughout the US (3). WHO - Who Needs an LP in the ED?

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 31, 2023

Justin Morgenstern is an emergency physician and the creator of the #FOAMed project called www.First10EM.com Case: You arrive at 7am to relieve your colleague after a night shift. You find her at the desk, asleep with her face on the keyboard, patient documentation half finished.

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

While some issues are handled locally, many issues cannot be solved in our emergency department or hospital. As a community “pit doctor,” I believe I have a good understanding of the needs of emergency physicians. We must have a community of like-minded individuals working towards shared goals.

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EB Medicine

AUGUST 6, 2019

Nachi: However, in 2010, the FDA approved the first DOAC, a real game-changer. Interestingly, one retrospective study found limited agreement between EMS records and hospital documentation on current DOAC usage. PA’s and NP’s - make sure to use the code APP4 at checkout to save 50%.

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Mind The Bleep

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Introduction Patients regularly present to the emergency department with animal bites. Document clearly: The location of all wounds Medical photography or drawn labelled diagrams can aid in explaining the exact location. The western journal of emergency medicine, 11(5), 435–441. Feel for any swelling/collection/abscess.

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Fractures Infectious Diseases Documentation/Coding Hospitals 52

Northwestern EM Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Other things listed on tags can be a patient’s name, bar code, MRN or other tracking criteria. Florida Department of Health, www.urmc.rochester.edu/MediaLibraries/URMCMedia/flrtc/documents/WNY-Hospital-Medical-Surge-Planning-For-Mass-Casualty-Incidents.pdf. Hospital-Based Emergency Care: At the Breaking Point. Mittman, B.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

The History of Dräeger **An in-house corporate history and profile, shows early respiratory developments from 1889-2010. Accessed July 28, 2014 **Quoting original documents of fascinating history. Study finds EMS able to do more tasks, document better, perform physiological monitoring, with use of ATV. Pulmotor is 1907.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

A 6-year-old girl from Saudi Arabia was referred by her General Practitioner to the local emergency department. However, there are documented adverse events such as haemorrhagic cerebrovascular accidents or recurrence of VOC after drug withdrawal, which represent a drawback in its regular use. 2019, 3 rd edition.

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

ABG and VBG Correlation The correlation between venous and arterial blood gases is well-documented for standard differences (Table 1), and the data obtained from the VBG can be acted on as if it were an ABG (1, 3-6). Int J Emerg Med. The role of venous blood gas in the emergency department: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

Read More: Infectious Disease Society of America 2010 Clinical Practice Guidelines Life in the Fast Lane: Febrile Neutropaenia Uptodate: overview of neutropenic fever syndromes EMRAP: Risk stratification of neutropenic fever MDCalc: MASCC Score MDCalc: CISNE Score References: Ahn S, Rice TW, Yeung SJ, Cooksley T. Ann Emerg Med.

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ACEP Now

MAY 10, 2024

A 59-year-old man presents to your community emergency department (ED) with chest pain that is radiating to his back. Acad Emerg Med. Emerg Med Australas. His vital signs are normal and the ECG does not demonstrate a myocardial infarction. Your clinical gestalt has you suspecting an acute aortic dissection (AoD).

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

Thus, if there is documented sinus bradycardia, and no suspicion of high grade AV block, at the time of the syncope, this is very useful. The ROSE (Risk Stratification of syncope in the emergency department) Study. J Am Coll Cardiol, 2010; 55:713-721, doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2009.09.049

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Emergency Department EKG/ECG Outcomes Seizures 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

They analysed the French National Health Insurance registry of all pregnancies and births from 2010 to 2018 and found that there was an increased risk of hospitalization in children who had had a PPI (with adjusted hazard ratios between 1.34 Persaud N, et al. Arch Dis Child. 2023 Oct 27. Græsholt-Knudsen T, et al. Eur J Pediatr. 2023 Oct 27.

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