Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 7, 2024

A 2015 Nature (Pediatric Research) paper by Nils J. Bergman summarizes a body of research that confirms the benefits of sleeping on the belly. Research by Collett et al (2018) shows that, despite some improvement in PP by 18 months, the deformations persist beyond 36 months. This may not be true for infants.

CDC 120

CDC Documentation/Coding Research Pediatrics 120

Emergency Medicine Journal

JULY 24, 2023

Introduction Pain is the most common presenting feature within the ED, yet undertreatment of pain in the ED is a well-documented problem worldwide. Despite the development of interventions to address this problem, there is still limited understanding of how pain management can be improved within the ED.

Emergency Department 74

Emergency Department Documentation/Coding Research Wellness 74

Medagadget

MAY 23, 2023

A recent study in Nature Medicine , entitled “ An automated histological classification system for precision diagnostics of kidney allografts ,” has showcased the efforts of a group of researchers who have developed an automated system that can diagnose kidney transplant rejection.

Research 83

Research Hospitals Documentation/Coding Operations 83

RebelEM

JULY 3, 2023

Currently, the infusion of IV calcium before diltiazem is not well understood, and more studies have focused on administering IV calcium prior to verapamil than diltiazem. What They Did: Researchers conducted a multicenter, retrospective cohort study in three community hospitals and two freestanding emergency departments.

Administration 96

Administration Outcomes Documentation/Coding Emergency Department 96

ACEP Now

JUNE 7, 2023

Whereas previous versions of GPT were unable to pass the medical examinations, GPT-4 demonstrated scores of approximately 85 percent correct on each Step of USMLE, well above the passing threshold. Future versions are likely to have greater accuracy and error-checking abilities, as well as improved domain-specific generative abilities.

Documentation/Coding 78

Documentation/Coding Wellness Administration Research 78

Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Adopting this approach would reduce time in surgery for the child as well as the financial cost of nail bed repair. This study aimed to assess discharge practices for children presenting with acute wheeze in emergency departments in the Paediatric Emergency Research in the UK and Ireland (PERUKI) network. Why does it matter?

Emergency Department 75

Emergency Department Outcomes Research Operations 75

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 1, 2022

She is the cofounder of FOAMcast and is a pulmonary embolism and implementation science researcher. It is not well documented, whether gaps in pain assessment and treatment exist in conditions in which opioids are not indicated, such as migraine headaches. The headache is similar to prior migraine headaches.

Pediatrics 52

Pediatrics Emergency Department Documentation/Coding Research 52

Taming the SRU

APRIL 22, 2023

If untreated, atrial fibrillation can increase clot formation and lead to an increased risk for heart attack and stroke as well as development of congestive heart failure. Additionally, a higher HR reduction at 30 and 60 minutes, as well as ED discharge/transfer. There was no difference in safety outcomes.

Outcomes 52

Outcomes Stroke Fractures Documentation/Coding 52

Mind The Bleep

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

1] It is worth mentioning this formula was designed for well, euvolaemic children, which does not represent the popluation of children who require IV fluids. saline), however more research is needed in this area. [4] Our population and their demographics has also changed significantly since this study in 1957.

Fluid Resuscitation 96

Fluid Resuscitation Hospitals Dehydration Research 96

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 27, 2025

Nurse notes: the silent scream of the heart The emergency nursing notes document the patient complaining of chest pain refractory to nitro, with a rising trop: 2200: ECG shown to ED MD 0020: repeat ECG shown to ED MD, patient complain of midsternal chest pain 0520: nitro x 3. . _

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EKG/ECG Documentation/Coding Research Outcomes 80

SheMD

JULY 27, 2023

Unequal distribution of domestic responsibility has been documented as a factor in the underrepresentation in female physicians in leadership roles in academic medicine as well as contributing to career satisfaction. How does this apply to us? Similar Articles Hitti E, Hadid D, Khoury SJ, Tamim H, Makki M, Karam CM.

Academics 52

Academics Leadership Documentation/Coding Research 52

Greater Sydney Area HEMS

AUGUST 1, 2023

Why does it work so well? When I found it, I felt the documentation (if done at all) largely tended to be the bare minimum, and certainly not reflective of the beautiful learning conversations happening in the room. – The re-design of C+C documentation process was launched. It also dovetails with our governance process.

Documentation/Coding 52

Documentation/Coding Outcomes Hospitals Administration 52

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 4, 2024

We discussed some practices to push learners outside of their comfort zone and promote learning, based on their level as well as their goals for the shift.

Dislocations 86

Dislocations Emergency Department Documentation/Coding Burns 86

Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Increasing PEEP is thought to cause bronchodilation by providing direct mechanical stimulus as well as secondary stimulation through pulmonary stretch receptors coupled with activation of the non-cholinergic parasympathetic pathway. uk/document-library/clinical-information/asthma/btssign-asthma-guideline-2019. 2018 Jun;54(6):633-7.

Pediatrics 72

Pediatrics Research Documentation/Coding Outcomes 72

ACEP Now

JULY 6, 2023

Emergency physicians have become leaders in achieving cost efficiency in health care, predominantly through implementation of new processes and research findings, enabling us to achieve significant financial savings. Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network head injury clinical prediction rules are reliable in practice.

Head Injuries 52

Head Injuries Emergency Department Research Pediatrics 52

ACEP Now

JULY 8, 2024

1 Other, non-transformer-based ML methods can be used on clean, well-structured data sets, but LLMs are frequently capable of feats of unanticipated competence right out of the box. The evolving capabilities of LLMs far outpace the ability of researchers to test and report their performance.

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department Operations Documentation/Coding Research 52

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

It is critically important to document the physical findings in a plain-seeing, plain-speaking, non-judgmental manner that will not color or taint future investigations. Accurate time entries are important to document. If you think your patient is the perpetrator, he may well be an innocent, or even an off-duty or undercover officer.

Military 40

Military Forensics Documentation/Coding Emergency Nursing 40

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

APRIL 1, 2016

Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) In adults, we typically think of a BNP Luckily, we have data in children with congenital heart disease as well. This has been studied in children as well, and an elevated lactate in children – typically above 4 – was a predictor of prolonged ICU course and mortality in septic patients. Am J Cardiol.

Pediatrics 52

Pediatrics Sepsis Shock Outcomes 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 19, 2024

Paediatric social admissions, unlike social determinants of health (SDOH) and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) is under-researched. Just 20% of a person’s health and general well-being is related to access to care and the quality of services. More ACEs can lead to increased rates of common childhood illnesses.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Psychiatric Documentation/Coding Pediatrics 52

Pediatric Education

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

weeks was seen for well-care. No specific documentation regarding the duration of the car seat testing could be identified in the medical records. Patient Presentation A former 35 week, appropriate for gestational age male, now 37.5 The pertinent physical exam showed the patient was now 3.34

Pediatrics 40

Pediatrics Poisoning Hospitals Documentation/Coding 40

Mind The Bleep

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Should also document presence of shunt, size and direction. Your histogram allows you to visualise how well your patient is oxygenating over a longer time period rather just a snapshot, and this gives you the opportunity to optimise oxygenation by altering ventilator settings if required. 2/3 systemic is normal.

Wellness 52

Wellness Seizures Documentation/Coding Operations 52

PulmCCM

APRIL 7, 2025

This is based partly on the Western ethical principle of autonomy: our family members know us well and (it’s generally agreed) can best ascertain what care we would agree to, or not. This is a well-established principle. Yet it’s also important to acknowledge some correlated truths. But that is not your job.

Documentation/Coding 114

Documentation/Coding Outcomes Research CPR 114

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 5, 2023

Every month we ask some of our friends from PERUKI (Paediatric Emergency Research in the UK and Ireland) to point out something that has caught their eye. These are the preferable contraceptive choice, so this point appears to have been well communicated in the video. Why does it matter? Children (Basel). 2023 Jan 15;10(1):171.

Outcomes 124

Outcomes Research Wellness Documentation/Coding 124

EMDocs

JUNE 8, 2023

and 9 hours of symptom onset; stroke symptoms that started during sleep were assumed to have started halfway between the actual last known well and the time of wake-up. Subsequently reduced enrollment to 310 patients because no patients had been lost to follow-up or had insufficient data documented.

Stroke 98

Stroke Administration Documentation/Coding Outcomes 98

Emergency Medicine Journal

JANUARY 21, 2025

The under-representation of women in clinical trials has been well documented but even less appreciated is the lack of attention to potential differences in outcomes according to sex and gender.

Documentation/Coding 52

Documentation/Coding Research Wellness Outcomes 52

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This document is an update of guidelines first published in 2000, and then updated in 2007. These guidelines present the best available evidence to support clinical decision making in the prehospital setting when TBI care may have the most significant impact on outcomes; they also establish a research agenda for future investigations.

Fluid Resuscitation 98

Fluid Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Resuscitation Pediatrics 98

Sensible Medicine

APRIL 29, 2024

You can assess how well (or poorly) a practicing cardiologist did analyzing a paper in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. Specification curve analysis is similar to a multiverse analysis, meaning it’s a way of defining and implementing all plausible and valid analytic approaches to a research question. It’s the Methods

Stroke 143

Stroke Documentation/Coding Shock Research 143

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

AUGUST 9, 2024

He had no previously documented medical problems except polysubstance use. The LCx and OM vessels are not as well visualized. Circulation Research , 56 (2), 184–194. That said, most of the time — AIVR is a short-lived and benign rhythm ( as well as an encouraging sign that at least some reperfusion is occurring).

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EKG/ECG EMS Emergency Department Wellness 107

EMDocs

JULY 25, 2024

The nurse completes the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) and documents that the patient’s recent thoughts of killing himself and his detailed plan makes him “High Risk” for suicide. There is no documented handoff to the on-coming emergency physician (EP) who assumes care. ” 0700 : The PA-C goes off-shift.

Documentation/Coding 105

Documentation/Coding Hospitals Patient Safety Emergency Department 105

Sensible Medicine

MARCH 27, 2024

Peter Attia - From Surgeon to Longevity Guru I first encountered Peter Attia online while researching ketosis , the Atkins diet and low carb diets in 2012 and found his writing to be incredibly well-researched and helpful. To support his Medicine 3.0 2 Apparently, in Attia's practice, "this is my starting point with any patient.

Research 117

Research Documentation/Coding Wellness 117

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 23, 2021

She is the cofounder of FOAMcast and a pulmonary embolism and implementation science researcher. Dr. Westafer serves as the Social Media Editor and research methodology editor for Annals of Emergency Medicine […] The post SGEM#316: What A Difference An A.P.P. Diagnostic Testing Differences Between A.P.P.s Reference: Pines et al.

Poisoning 52

Poisoning Research Documentation/Coding Operations 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 26, 2023

A cardiac family history should of course be sought, but think a little outside the box as well. On arrival at hospital the child was well with normal observations. The presence of these pathways is documented inutero and they usually regress by around 20 weeks gestation. Family history. What are the important investigations?

EKG/ECG 98

EKG/ECG Hospitals Shock Documentation/Coding 98

ACEP Now

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Corneal injury and defects have been documented from direct contact of milkweed sap to the eye and any exposure should be immediately treated with copious water irrigation. Dr. Hack is chief of the division of medical toxicology and vice chair for research at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.

Poisoning 52

Poisoning Seizures Documentation/Coding Emergency Department 52

ACEP Now

APRIL 2, 2024

4 The association between ackee ingestion and the illness was initially recognized in 1875 and officially documented in 1904. 5 Despite being endemic to Jamaica, cases of THS have been reported across the world, with the first case in the United States documented in 1993. Franco is an emergency medicine attending physician at St.

Poisoning 40

Poisoning Administration Documentation/Coding Urgent Care 40

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 28, 2023

AEM Dec 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Michelle Lin is an emergency physician and health services researcher whose goal is to transform acute care delivery to best meet the needs of those who experience the […] The post SGEM Xtra: You Don’t Own Me – Post Roe Emergency Medicine first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

Research 52

Research Academics Documentation/Coding Wellness 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 10, 2024

Baby A, a preterm infant, appears to be faring well for the moment—requiring minimal respiratory support, on full feeds, without IV access, and generally in an okay condition. The history of necrotising enterocolitis The earliest documented cases resembling Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) date back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Pediatrics 40

Pediatrics Sepsis Fluid Resuscitation Outcomes 40

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

MAY 3, 2014

Although told several times, the story of the development by Henning Ruben of the prototypical modern manual resuscitator, the self-refilling bag with unidirectional non-rebreathing valves which now dominate the world of resuscitation, is still not well-known. Documents improvements in BVMs previously investigated and found deficient in FIO2.

Resuscitation 40

Resuscitation Military Operations Emergency Nursing 40