Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Which patient needs a CT Scan? Case 1: 20-something woman with chest pain Case 2: 50-something man with chest pain Case 1 A 20-something yo woman presented in the middle of the night with severe crushing chest pain. It had begun 4 hours before arrival and was initially dull, but became severe and "unbearable" 2 hours prior to arrival. She was a walk-in at triage.

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St. Emlyn

DECEMBER 16, 2024

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed The blog highlights the updated 2024 guidelines from the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) on imaging in pediatric trauma. It emphasizes critical changes from the previous 2014 guidelines, focusing on the judicious use of imaging to minimize ionizing radiation exposure in children. Key updates include algorithms for blunt trauma, penetrating trauma, and blast injuries.

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Mass Casualty Incidents Pediatrics Outcomes 91

Sensible Medicine

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Sensible Medicine aims to give public voice to critical appraisal that is rejected by medical journals. I see two important messages in Dr. Rassi’s appraisal: one is the specific mistakes that this trial could lead to regarding treatment of patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy but the more important message is what it says about scientific conduct and publishing.

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Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued the Final Privacy Rule to support reproductive health care and the protection of related health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This amendment was designed to strengthen privacy and security for individuals seeking reproductive health care.

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First 10 EM

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Antibiotic resistance is an existential problem. Optimizing sepsis care, including the appropriate length of antibiotic therapy, is an important goal. So should we be willing to allow an increase in mortality to reduce total antibiotic use, as the ADAPT-Sepsis non-inferiority design seems to imply? The paper Dark P, Hossain A, McAuley DF, Brealey D, Carlson […] The post Killer antibiotic stewardship strategy?

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Sepsis EMS 85

Don't Forget the Bubbles

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Over the last decade, there has been a concerning decline in childhood vaccination rates in the UK. This has been mirrored in many parts of the world. This trend, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, has led to a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles and pertussis. Once on the brink of eradication, these diseases now pose significant public health risks, especially to vulnerable groups like infants, young children, and the immunocompromised.

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Infectious Diseases Documentation/Coding Pediatrics CDC 59

Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

DECEMBER 16, 2024

With the upcoming holidays and many family gatherings, one of the most important ways to protect yourself and loved ones is performing frequent hand hygiene. Good hand hygiene protects against sickness and disease such as the flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), COVID-19, and other respiratory illnesses. Hand hygiene has been known to be the single most critical measure for reducing transmitting organisms (infectious agents) to patients and to each other.

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PulmCCM

DECEMBER 16, 2024

This review was first published in October 2024; it is updated here with important new results from the SAHARA trial (English et al NEJM 2024) , with a series of (rough) meta-analyses of recent data. -Ed. When deciding whether to transfuse red blood cells to critically ill patients with anemia, less is more, generally speaking. Because transfusion can be harmful, current practice is to usually restrict it in the ICU to patients with hemoglobin less than 7 g/dL.

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Blood Transfusions Stroke Wellness 52

PEMBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Urgent Cares are awesome places to receive effective efficient care. they can also be busy. Maybe a female power-pop-punk-alternative band can help celebrate the achievements of our Urgent Care clinicians. Lyrics We just told you that its just a virus Even though diagnosis did not inspire us It doesnt mean that your childs not ill Or the diagnosis needed no skill Its okay that we just reassure And tell you simply what you have in store Youre doing a great job with oral hydration And saline aided

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Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Does the new reproductive health care ruling require a change to the Notice of Privacy Practices? A: Yes, the new ruling does require changes to the Notice of Privacy Practices. However, due to the second ruling concerning Substance Use Disorder Treatment records, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has extended the compliance date for the updated Notice of Privacy Practices to February 16, 2026.

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PDC Healthcare

DECEMBER 16, 2024

In the healthcare industry, precision and reliability are paramount. Nowhere is this more evident than in the transportation of blood. Proper blood transport not only ensures patient safety but also maintains compliance with regulatory standards. Why Proper Blood Transport Matters Blood is a precious resource with a short shelf life. Every pint is vital, particularly […] The post Proper Blood Transport: Elevate Quality Control with Timestrip Blood Temp 10 appeared first on connectID - PDC

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