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Reopening After A Hurricane: Steps for Healthcare Facilities to Ensure Safety and Compliance

Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

This list is not all inclusive, there may be other challenges as well. Maintenance should be performed on any equipment before using in the delivery of patient care, this includes autoclaves, suction lines, ultrasounds, radiology equipment, etc. Determine if water is deemed safe to use and there is a sufficient supply of water.

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PEM POCUS Series: Soft Tissue Ultrasound

ALiEM

They may be well-circumscribed or may have irregular borders. Well-circumscribed abscess with heterogeneous debris C. Larger abscess with well-circumscribed borders D. Superficial abscess with well-circumscribed borders Table 1. The rim may be echogenic or blend in with surrounding tissue. 97.4%) 85.4% (78.9-90.2%)

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What Causes Hemoptysis?

Pediatric Education

The past medical history showed no bruising or bleeding problems, no pulmonary problems and he had otherwise been well. The radiologic evaluation of a chest radiograph showed prominent interstitial markings at the bases but no obvious focal infiltrate. He also said that since this had happened he had been more nauseated.

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Immunodeficiencies Module

Don't Forget the Bubbles

. ■ Case 1 focuses on a case seen in the emergency department and explores the common parental query of a “weak immune system” in a young child who has had several recurrent upper respirator tract infections back-to-back but is otherwise well. His parents are both fit and well and there is no family history of any medical conditions.

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The PROPHY-VAP Trial: Ceftriaxone to Prevent VAP in Patients with Acute Brain Injury

RebelEM

Patient data anonymized when presented to adjudication committee to avoid detection bias Well-balanced patient characteristics between groups. SECONDARY OUTCOMES At day 28 , ceftriaxone group had (vs placebo): Lower VAP risk (20% vs 36%); hazard ratio 0.62 Medication prepared by nurses in another unit not involved in the patients’ care.

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EM@3AM: Malignant/Necrotizing Otitis Externa

EMDocs

The changing face of malignant (necrotising) external otitis: clinical, radiological, and anatomic correlations. Infectious diseases , 4 (1), 34–39. The changing face of malignant (necrotising) external otitis: clinical, radiological, and anatomic correlations. Infectious diseases, 4(1), 34–39. The Lancet.

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Diagnostic Errors, Revisited: Where Do We Go Wrong, and How Can We Change?

ACEP Now

It has been well over a year since the controversial publication of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) report on diagnostic errors in the emergency department (ED). Active extravasation of blood into the hematoma was identified, and the patient was referred to interventional radiology.