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EM@3AM: Pediatric Osteomyelitis

EMDocs

Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. Ther Clin Risk Manag. doi:10.1007/s00247-010-1557-2 The post EM@3AM: Pediatric Osteomyelitis appeared first on emDocs. A 2-year-old female with a past medical history of failure to thrive presents to the ED with her mother for evaluation of right arm pain.

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November 2023 News from the College

ACEP Now

Expand Your Knowledge of the Business of EM Practice Essentials, an online, asynchronous curriculum developed by ACEP and EMRA, dives into reimbursement, contracts, operations and risk management, and other topics that may not have been covered in depth during medical school or residency. Learn more at openbook.acep.org.

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How EM Physicians Should Manage Their Legal and Medical Duties

ACEP Now

The key to answering this question, no matter where you are, is to engage your hospital attorney or risk manager. The post How EM Physicians Should Manage Their Legal and Medical Duties appeared first on ACEP Now. Federal and state laws dictate what actions you will take in this scenario. Reference Bailey C, et al.

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Ten Commandments for Emergency Professionals; a compendium

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Classic Advice to New Interns (Commentary upon 10 Commandments of EM) Ten Commandments of Emergency Medicine Luke & Cusack Cork Emergency Medicine 2014 The Derriford twelve commandments of emergency medicine: a model for good practice in a changing world, or a survival guide for new medical staff Smith, J.

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These Patients and Drugs are Commonly Involved in Drug Interactions

ACEP Now

Many thanks to Dr. David Juurlink and Dr. Walter Himmel for their expert contributions to the EM Cases podcast that inspired this article. Druginduced QT interval prolongation: mechanisms and clinical management. Antoniou T, Hollands S, Macdonald EM, et al. Ther Clin Risk Manag. Ther Adv Psychopharmacol.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 88: ED Evaluation of Diverticulitis

EMDocs

Balk EM, Adam GP, Cao W, et al. Management of Colonic Diverticulitis [Internet]. Ther Clin Risk Manag. Kiewiet JJ, Andeweg CS, Laurell H, et al. External validation of two tools for the clinical diagnosis of acute diverticulitis without imaging. Dig Liver Dis. 2014 Feb;46(2):119-24. Comparative Effectiveness Review, No.

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Low Back Pain

EB Medicine

Eckler, MD discuss the November 2024 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Emergency Department Management of Patients With Low Back Pain: A Review of Current Evidence Prevalence and Importance of Back Pain in the ED Differential Diagnosis and Serious Pathologies Patient Expectations and Management Strategies Missed Serious Pathologies and Their Implications (..)