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Yes, patients can go to hospice from the ED

PulmCCM

The emergency department isn’t the right place to start a conversation about end-of-life and hospice care. And most emergency physicians would agree they aren’t the right ones to start it.

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Constipation

EB Medicine

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R.

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Grand Rounds Recap 2.15.23

Taming the SRU

Multitasking is performing two tasks simultaneously In studies of emergency physicians, around 70% of responses to an interruption result in a task switch Multitasking accounts for only 8% of responses to interruption Multitasking is only truly possible for manual tasks (hand-washing, gathering equipment, etc.) Paske et al.

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"The crowner hath sat on her and finds it Christian burial." [Hamlet]

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Act V, scene I [Text from Folger Shakespeare Library] [Audio recording of Dramatic Reading; Chapter Vox] [Video recording of Act V, scene1] Most deaths that are brought to, or occur in, an emergency department will require, at least, discussion with the local Coroner or Medical Examiner. " January 2005; Last updated May 16, 2005.

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American Physican Partners’ Closing Raises Questions

ACEP Now

one of the country’s largest physician staffing firms, announced on July 17 through an email to its employees its intention to cease operations July 31, the chilling effects were felt across a workforce of 2,500 APP-employed physicians and advanced practice clinicians working at the 153 hospital emergency departments it managed in 18 states.

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Why don't oncologists refer to palliative care?

PulmCCM

” —Palliative Care for Patients With Cancer: ASCO Guideline Update, July 1 2024 Every day, patients with advanced metastatic cancer arrive in emergency departments and ICUs with the terrible complications that signal they are in the final days of their lives.

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NICU graduation to PICU

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Many families must navigate a complex system, moving between primary care, emergency departments, and multiple specialist appointments. They may also encounter varying levels of support in areas such as education, respite care, and hospices.

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