Northwestern EM Blog

JANUARY 2, 2023

A pediatric emergency department in Texas looked at the resulted of their routine suicide risk screenings for patients aged 11-21. Suicide ideation and attempts in a pediatric emergency department before and during COVID-19. Association of Suicide and Other Mortality With Emergency Department Presentation.

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Emergency Department Research Pediatrics CDC 52

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). Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2018 Oct 2;14:1847-1853. Dis Colon Rectum.

Radiology 87

Radiology Radiology Operations Best Practices 87

EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

2018 30 attempted to study this in the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland; in a feasibility trial, they were able to enroll only 75 patients in 9 months across 13 medical centers. Does this dyspneic patient in the emergency department have congestive heart failure? Orthostatic vital signs in emergency department patients.

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Dehydration Fluid Resuscitation Sepsis Resuscitation 73