AENJ: Current Issue

MAY 8, 2024

The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate best practices in teaching Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) students to identify and implement appropriate interventions for victims of human trafficking. The study was conducted in two phases using a mixed-method research design with repeated measures.

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Best Practices Research EKG/ECG 45

PEMBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Below are key considerations based on current best practices. Always consider the risk of arrhythmia, which can occur despite relatively normal ECG findings. When patients with DMD present in the Emergency Department (ED), an understanding of the nuanced aspects of their care is essential for optimal management.

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Emergency Department Fractures Best Practices Documentation/Coding 52

Taming the SRU

MARCH 17, 2023

mepivacaine (1-3 h) 1% lidocaine +/- epi (2-3h) 0.25% bupivacaine (2-3 h) 0.25-0.5% mg/kg IV Versed: 0.2 mg/kg IM, 0.2 mg/kg IN (may repeat to max of 0.4 mg/kg IN), 0.2

Seizures 40

Seizures Fractures Burns Pediatrics 40

EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

Nachi: Check an EKG immediately after arrival for any patient that may be concerning for ACS. A normal ekg of course does not rule out a cardiac cause of their presentation. ASMBS pediatric committee best practice guidelines. Jeff: As for imaging, plain radiographs certainly play a role here. 2015;25(4):622-627.

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Emergency Department Sepsis Operations Dehydration 40

ACEP Now

APRIL 9, 2025

When I was an inpatient pharmacy manager in 2013, my hospital was visited by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), concerned about droperidol and ECG monitoring, or rather, lack thereof. Fast forward to now, and it seems droperidol is still a favorite punching bag for CDPH. Despite all the buzzwords (Evidence-based medicine!

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Emergency Department Administration EKG/ECG Resuscitation 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

APRIL 7, 2025

mmol/L should have an ECG and be on cardiac monitoring If potassium is >7.0 mmol/L and ECG changes of hyperkalaemia are present, treat with nebulised salbutamol and insulin and glucose infusions. Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 32, pp. Endocrinol Metab (Seoul). 2015;30(4):443-455.

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Dehydration Pediatrics Administration Seizures 72

EB Medicine

AUGUST 1, 2018

Nachi: We’re going to be talking about the pathophysiology of cannabinoids, clinical findings in abuse, best practice management, differences between natural and synthetic cannabinoids, and treatment for cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. So buckle up and get ready. These include ibuprofen, pantoprazole, efavirenz, and lamotrigine.

Seizures 40

Seizures Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Administration Dehydration 40