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Pain Management of Common Chief Complaints in the ED

EMDocs

Pain can be associated with a friction rub on cardiac auscultation, a pericardial effusion on a bedside echocardiogram, or diffuse ST elevations on an EKG. Evaluation by ultrasound of traumatic rib fractures missed by radiography. CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain–United States, 2016. doi:10.7556/jaoa.2020.109

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Breath Easy: Navigating Asthma and COPD Exacerbations

Taming the SRU

2,3] In 2020, the CDC estimates that asthma exacerbations accounted for almost 1,000,000 ED visits and almost 100,000 inpatient hospitalizations. [4] 1] Epidemiology Worldwide, it is estimated that approximately 260 million individuals have athma, with the estimated prevalence in the United States being 25 million individuals.

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