EMDocs

JULY 20, 2023

Patient had to be able to be randomized between 6-24 hours after last known well. Pre-stroke disability had to be insignificant measured by mRS (modified Rankin Scale) of 0 or 1. Pre-existing neurologic or psychiatric disease that would act to confound evaluation pre and post intervention.

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Stroke Outcomes Head Injuries Psychiatric 97

EMDocs

JANUARY 11, 2025

Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. Admission allows for close monitoring, given the risks of perforation, ischemic bowel, and ulceration, as well as appropriate management of the condition and patient symptoms. A 73-year-old female is brought in by EMS for abdominal pain, vomiting, and weakness for two days.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

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. Decades ago, psychiatric complaints in the pediatric ED were infrequent.

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Psychiatric Pediatrics Emergency Department EKG/ECG 52

Pediatric Education

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Overall he was doing well in school and was looking forward to his upcoming cross-country, basketball and baseball seasons. His mother was worried because his cousin, who attended the same high school, had just been released from inpatient psychiatric treatment for newly diagnosed schizophrenia. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am.

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Psychiatric Pediatrics Stroke Wellness 40

Mind The Bleep

JUNE 18, 2023

Treatment Strategies Like with all psychiatric conditions always consider a biopsychosocial approach. – One stroke is prevented for every 37 patients with dementia who avoid 2-3 months of antipsychotic symptoms for their BPSD. The green arrows represent insults causing a delirium e.g. infection.

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Psychiatric Documentation/Coding Stroke Fractures 52

EB Medicine

MAY 3, 2019

Jeff: As a quick survey of our audience before we begin, how many of you routinely encounter co-morbid psychiatric conditions in your ED patients, especially depression? Jeff: And how many of you struggle to admit or transfer patients for a formal psychiatric eval? Nachi: That would certainly be all of our listeners!

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Emergency Department Psychiatric Documentation/Coding Outcomes 40

EB Medicine

AUGUST 1, 2018

Jeff: Because the current DEA controlled substances schedule designations are based on original chemical names, synthetics have gained popularity as manufacturers are able to produce newer compounds and circumvent DEA designation as well as routine urine drug screening tests. First up is the link between cannabis use and stroke or TIA.

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Seizures Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Administration Dehydration 40