Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

EMS was called, and they recorded the following ECG on scene at 13:16: What do you think? In this medical system, the EMS provider can then be routed to the ED or to a type of urgent care facility that is open 24 hrs/day and staffed by a primary care provider. No troponins were measured!

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Urgent Care EKG/ECG EMS Emergency Department 98

ACEP Now

JANUARY 4, 2025

The specialty, he said, spoke to his interest in surgery and EMS in a way that family medicine did not. A phone call to LA CountyUSC revealed that the emergency medicine program had one spot left for the following year. for a few years working as an emergency physician. After residency, he stayed in Orange County, Calif.,

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Forensics Urgent Care Hospitals Emergency Department 52

EMDocs

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Johnson, MD ( Community EM, Salina Regional Health Center) // Reviewed by: Joshua Lowe, MD (EM Attending Physician, USAF); Marina Boushra, MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation, EM-CCM); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case A 40-year-old woman presents to a rural emergency department (ED) with left leg pain and swelling for the past 5 days.

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Ultrasounds Documentation/Coding Wellness EMS 97

RebelEM

JANUARY 23, 2023

Noninferiority trials, covered here on REBEL EM , are helpful when the experimental treatment offers a distinct advantage over the standard treatment. Multicenter study of emergency department visits for insect sting allergies. Multicenter study of emergency department visits for food allergies. PMID: 16159637.

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Allergic Reactions Anaphylaxis Emergency Department Urgent Care 52

Northwestern EM Blog

JANUARY 3, 2022

climbing stairs) Diagnosis: Anterior patella tenderness; pain with patellar grind test , deep knee flexion EM differential: meniscus injury, stress fracture, ligamentous injury Initial treatment: home exercise program or formal physical therapy to strengthen quadriceps, core, and hip abductors.

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Fractures EMS Urgent Care Stroke 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Children often spend many hours in the emergency department (ED) before being sent home or admitted. In this issue of Pediatrics , Leyenaar and colleagues reported on a trial to compare the effectiveness of direct admission to bypass their emergency departments. Soll RF, Edwards EM. Pediatrics. Eur J Pediatr.

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Pediatrics Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Emergency Department Urgent Care 52