EMDocs

MARCH 9, 2025

Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. Infectious disease expertise is useful as the optimum duration of treatment is not well established. hemophilia A) increases the risk of bleeding with minor injury, including hemarthrosis. Ther Clin Risk Manag. Factor VIII deficiency (A) (i.e.,

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ACEP Now

AUGUST 15, 2023

She is asking for an exam, as well as medications to avoid pregnancy and diseases. 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. What do you do?

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ACEP Now

JANUARY 14, 2024

9,10 This column reviews key drug interactions in older patients, those with psychiatric illness and those with renal disease, as well as three essential categories of drugs where careful ED ordering and prescribing should be considered. Druginduced QT interval prolongation: mechanisms and clinical management. Ther Clin Risk Manag.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

1,2 For hypervolemia in heart failure patients, orthopnea >2 pillows is the most reliable clinical finding, 3,4 though an increase in peripheral edema and increased weight can be useful as well. 6-8 In patients who are on long-term hemodialysis, typical non-invasive signs of volume assessment seem to be unreliable as well.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. Rosh Review Website Link Further FOAMed: [link] [link] References: Schuster AK, Erb C, Hoffmann EM, Dietlein T, Pfeiffer N. The management of glaucoma and intraocular hypertension: current approaches and recent advances. Ther Clin Risk Manag.

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