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Can This Patient Leave Against Medical Advice?

ACEP Now

National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2021 Emergency Department Summary Tables. J Healthc Risk Manag. Understanding Against Medical Advice, Informed Consent, and Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2025;43(1):139-154. National Center for Health Statistics. Accessed January 7, 2025.

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EM@3AM: Pediatric Osteomyelitis

EMDocs

Clinical Practice Guideline by the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America: 2021 Guideline on Diagnosis and Management of Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis in Pediatrics. Ther Clin Risk Manag. J Pediatr Infect Dis Soc. 2021;10(8):801-844. 2023;19:1039-1049.

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FRCEM SBA

RCEM Learning

The FRCEM SBA is a theoretical exam mapped to the full Emergency Medicine 2021 curriculum. For more details regarding the MRCEM Primary like who can sit the exam, where the exam takes place and how it is marked and when the results are given visit the RCEM Exam pages.

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COVID-19 and Mental Health

Northwestern EM Blog

Build suicide screenings into your general practice, watch out for risk factors, and support those that are seek help. 2021, www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/the-implications-of-covid-19-for-mental-health-and-substance-use/. References 1. Panchal, Nirmita, et al. Kaiser Family Foundation, 10 Feb. 2022, June 28). Gribble, R.,

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 88: ED Evaluation of Diverticulitis

EMDocs

American Gastroenterological Association (2021) Best Practice Advice 1: Computed tomography should be considered to confirm the diagnosis of diverticulitis in patients without a prior imaging-confirmed diagnosis and to evaluate for potential complications in patients with severe presentations. Diagnosis and management of acute diverticulitis.

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IV fluids in the ED: When do we really need them?

EMDocs

The latest Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) sepsis guidelines from 2021 recommend giving patients with signs of hypoperfusion an initial 30 ml/kg bolus as a best practice statement 13 based on the PROCESS, 14 ARISE, 15 and PROMISE 16 trials. 2021 May 26;13(5):e15253. 2021 Nov;47(11):1181-1247 The ProCESS Investigators.