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Red Leg in the Heartland of America: A Rural Physician’s Approach to the Patient with a Potential DVT

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However, duplex ultrasonography may not be readily available at all times in rural or critical access facilities. Document a risk and benefit discussion with the patient regarding empiric anticoagulation, perhaps even including the HAS-BLED score in the documentation [10]. mg/kg for 24 hours. Arch Intern Med.

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Perspectives – Aortic Laceration in a Rural Mississippi ED: A resident’s response

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As usual, I was the only physician staffing this rural critical access hospital with limited resources which sits 61 miles away from our state’s only Level 1 trauma center. I have been a part of many traumatic codes and resuscitations during my training, but I knew this one would probably be my most difficult one. She was calm.