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An Obstetric and Psychiatric Emergency: Managing Acute Agitation Among Pregnant Patients in the Emergency Department

AENJ: Current Issue

Managing agitation in pregnancy is a challenging dilemma due to the fear of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes as well as the legal risk involved.

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Agitation Treatment in the Emergency Department

ACEP Now

Last month’s article focused on ACEP’s efforts and resources to support EDs and patients with psychiatric emergencies. Emergency departments (EDs) focus on rapid initiation of medical treatment. However, when agitation is due to an underlying psychiatric disorder, SGAs are preferred. Ann Emerg Med.

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Annals of B Pod: Social EM Corner- Suicide Related Behaviors

Taming the SRU

The patient was notably uninsured due to losing her job six months ago, which prevented her from accessing psychiatric care during that time frame. 1,2] Patients at risk for suicide often interact with emergency medical care. Her sister provided collateral history that the patient had been drinking heavily over the last several days.

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Problem Drinking Remains a Big Problem

ACEP Now

2 Although the opiate epidemic is certainly worthy of attention, it accounts for only about half of the number of deaths annually and only around a quarter of the number of emergency department visits annually relative to alcohol use. He returned to the emergency department, and you had the great privilege of saving his life.

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emDOCs Revamp: Alcohol Withdrawal

EMDocs

A 36-year-old male presents to the emergency department after being found down at home by his spouse. Guidelines for Reasonable and Appropriate Care in the Emergency Department (GRACE-4): Alcohol use disorder and cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome management in the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med.

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Ep 202 Eating Disorders: Common, Commonly Missed, Mismanaged and Misunderstood

Emergency Medicine Cases

Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric illness, yet they are frequently missed in the Emergency Department as they can be elusive. Eating disorders need to be thought of as both a psychiatric condition and medical condition to optimize the pick up rate and appropriate management.

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You don’t need labs to medically clear a psych patient

PEMBlog

However, the vast majority of pediatric patients with psychiatric complaints do not present with undifferentiated acute psychosis; rather, they are seen for behavioral concerns or suicidal ideation. When should the emergency physician obtain lab tests to medically clear such patients?