EMDocs

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Research indicates that timely intervention can significantly reduce morbidity associated with radiation skin injuries. The severity is influenced by radiation dose, exposure duration, and individual patient factors including age and skin type. Immediate symptoms can often mask more severe underlying damage, requiring vigilance in assessment.

Best Practices 55

Best Practices Documentation/Coding Radiology Radiology 55

Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Stefan Kertesz is Professor of Medicine at the Heersink School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham where his work includes leading VA and non-VA supported research focused on homeless healthcare and issues related to pain and opioids. These higher quality studies usually achieved better outcomes.

Research 128

Research Psychiatric CDC Best Practices 128

Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 23, 2023

2018) “Benefits of using the pause after death in emergency departments: a Delphi study”. 2018) “Sacred Pause Imitative in the ICU: A survey of ICU physicians and nurses”. Best Practices in Mental Health. Spartan Medical Research Journal. . & Liska, H. Journal of Trauma Nursing. 23 (2), pp. Cunningham T.

Emergency Department 98

Emergency Department Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Best Practices 98

Taming the SRU

MARCH 12, 2024

ED visits per 1000 adults with diabetes based on 2018 data resulting in over 500,000 annual hospital days. Further, the authors speculate that this protocol may be appropriate for sicker patient populations though further research is needed. DKA accounts for approximately 223,000 ED visits annually or 8.9 If positive (>1.1

Operations 97

Operations Hospitals Best Practices Wellness 97

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

AUGUST 20, 2022

Stroke 2022 Guest: Dr. Jeff Saver is a Professor and SA Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Carol and James Collins Chair, Department of Neurology, Director of the UCLA Comprehensive Stroke and Vascular Neurology Program at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Stroke 52

Stroke Best Practices EMS Research 52

Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 23, 2023

ACOG Practice Bulletin No. Obstet Gynecol 2018. Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Volume 23, Issue 4, 2009. 2018 Jan;37(1):78-87 8 - Moore, C., REFERENCES 1- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy. Ectopic pregnancy. PMID: 34146921.

Ultrasounds 98

Ultrasounds Operations Radiology Radiology 98

EMDocs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

A 2018 risk score incorporates the presence of abdominal guarding, WBC, and CRP. Those with abdominal guarding, WBC over 20,000, and CRP over 25 mg/dL demonstrated a risk of complicated diverticulitis of over 85% (Bolkenstein 2018). Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2020 Oct. Dig Liver Dis.

Radiology 89

Radiology Radiology Operations Best Practices 89