Northwestern EM Blog

MAY 16, 2022

Follow up CT should depend on the patient and ultrasound operator. Lastly the POCUS operators were ED physicians with training “recommended by ACEP.” It is worth mentioning that this study was a multicenter study based in the US with representation from ED, Radiology, and Urology. were hospitalizations during f/u period; 26.4%

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RebelEM

JANUARY 25, 2023

Late findings Fever Abdominal distension (+) LR: 5.64 – 16.8 (-) LR: 0.34 – 0.43 Absent bowel sounds Peritoneal signs (i.e. rebound and guarding) Diagnostics Laboratory Tests Commonly ordered lab tests (i.e. 2.3 – 5.4) (-) LR: 0.18 (0.09 – 0.35) Ultrasound Findings Dilated loops of bowel (diameter > 2.5

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Farrington] Rebuilding of outdated hospitals put emergency rooms on ground level with nearby X-ray service, and, ideally, sometimes closer to the Blood Bank and the Operating Rooms. Rebuilding of EDs in proximity to Radiology, Blood Bank, OR, and ICU, becoming organic to the hospital. 1950s & 1960s Resuscitation Research.

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Taming the SRU

MAY 30, 2023

hours earlier and went to OR 3.5 mg single-dose 5-mL ampule or equivalent, 2 Aspirin, 325-mg tablets, 4 Bronchodilator, metered-dose inhaler or equivalent 50% Dextrose injection, single-dose 50-mL ampule or equivalent Epinephrine injection, 1:1000 (1 mg/mL) single-dose 1-mL ampule or equivalent, 2 Epinephrine injection, 1:10,000 (0.1

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

4 Pain is the most common reason for presentation in the early post operative period. 5 Highest risk of dislocation early in the post operative course due to laxity of the soft tissue after surgery. 6 Hip flexion or adduction in the early post-operative period can cause atraumatic dislocations (typically avoided for 6 weeks post-op).

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EMDocs

JUNE 3, 2023

4 This is the framework the ED resuscitationist should be operating under, as hemodynamically unstable pelvic trauma patients require a different approach compared to stable patients who will undergo CT, routine pelvic fixation, and definitive surgical repair. 12 An AP x-ray of the pelvis should be obtained in the ED for unstable patients.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

MAY 27, 2015

Dolan, LA Times] Administrators often insist that the hospital be a “weapons-free” zone (as if there was any protection in that), that guards are often unarmed –perhaps with just a radio and a flashlight, and often wearing a “friendly” blazer rather than a uniform of obvious authority. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (No

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

26 With regards to penetrating neck injuries, particularly those in which the platysma is violated, CTA of the neck has allowed a shift away from mandatory operative exploration of Zone 2 neck wounds (those in the mid-neck). Journal of the American College of Radiology 2019, 16 (5, Supplement), S26-S37. 60) Radiology, A.

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ACEP Now

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

AI started to make its mark in the ED by maximizing the efficiency of certain tasks like patient triage, clinical presentation diagnosis, mortality prediction, clinical decision making, and operational workflow management (see Figure 1). Artificial intelligence in emergency radiology: where are we going? How Can AI Benefit Teaming?

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American Medical Compliance

MARCH 19, 2025

It may include all of the key administrative clinical data relevant to that persons care under a particular provider. This includes demographics, progress notes, problems, medications, vital signs, past medical history, immunizations, laboratory data and radiology reports.

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