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ACEP4U: UAB Achieves First-Ever Emergency Department Accreditation from ACEPĀ 

ACEP Now

But only one has received ACEPs Emergency Department Accreditation Program (EDAP) stamp of approval. ACEPs Clinical Ultrasound Accreditation Program (CUAP) strives for continuous quality management and patient safety, communication, responsibility, and clarity regarding the use of clinical ultrasound.

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Ultrasound of the Month: No Definitive Yolk Sac, No Definitive IUP!

Taming the SRU

THE CASE A female in her early 20s, G4P2012, presents to the emergency department (ED) with a 5 day history of left lower quadrant abdominal pain which has been worsening since onset. A bedside ultrasound is completed to assess the location of the pregnancy. She reports that her previous ectopic pregnancy was treated medically.

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Paediatric Appendicitis

Don't Forget the Bubbles

7-year-old Tilly is brought to your emergency department at 11 p.m. Abdominal pain in children is common, accounting for over 1 in 20 attendances to paediatric emergency departments [1]. Clinical scoring tools have improved diagnostic performance in assessing suspected appendicitis in the emergency department.

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ACEP Launches Pilot Phase of Its Emergency Dept. Accreditation Program

ACEP Now

Emergency physicians have long taken pride in delivering care every day of the week, every hour of the day. ACEP’s Emergency Department Accreditation program adds a layer to that, says Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD, FACEP, FAAP, FAEM, Chair of the program’s Board of Governors.

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Episode 4 - Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: New Strategies for Improving Outcomes

EB Medicine

This month's episode of EMplify, the podcast corollary to the Emergency Medicine Practice journal, focuses on acute decompensated heart failure. The podcast is based on the full-length review published in the May 2017 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice.

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#FOAMed Review 60th Edition

EM Curious

LITERATURE OF INTEREST An Age-Adjusted D-dimer Threshold for Emergency Department Patients With Suspected Pulmonary Embolus: Accuracy and Clinical Implications. Melissa Motta, a neuro-critical care expert breaks down current best practice in acute ischemic stroke in an excellent talk at Maryland CC Project.

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Episode 30 - Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Bariatric Surgery

EB Medicine

This month, we are sticking in the abdomen for another round of evidence-based medicine, focusing on Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Bariatric Surgery. Consider performing a RUSH exam (that is rapid ultrasound for shock and hypotension) to identify the cause. Jeff: Next up is ultrasound.