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Dr. Elsburgh Clarke Was Among First to Specialize in Emergency Medicine

ACEP Now

The advancement of radiology was the first thing that came to mind for Dr. Clarke when discussing how technology has advanced emergency medicine. Today, physicians can utilize MRIs, CT, and ultrasound, with the latter often available at the point of care. Now, we have ultrasound or CT scans to confirm. Click to enlarge.)

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Medical Malpractice Insights: A Rare Presentation – Groin pain? Nec fasc? Diabetes? Appendicitis?

EMDocs

To pursue the case would require expert testimony from multiple specialties: Emergency Medicine, Nurse Practitioner, Urgent Care/Family Medicine, Endocrinology, General Surgery, Infectious Disease, Radiology, Nursing and Hospital Medicine. The defense would most certainly present testimony from these specialists.

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Case 18 – Echoherniography

Urgent Care Ultrasounds

The Case A 70 year old woman had been waiting in the radiology department for an x-ray to be taken. She was brought down to the urgent care clinic for assessment. After standing for some time, she started to feel light headed, then collapsed.

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Red Leg in the Heartland of America: A Rural Physician’s Approach to the Patient with a Potential DVT

EMDocs

It is paramount to make sure this approach is agreed upon in your ED or urgent care and that there is a clear pathway before implementing a similar strategy. Thrombosis in the emergency department: use of a clinical diagnosis model to safely avoid the need for urgent radiological investigation. Arch Intern Med.

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Ten Commandments for Emergency Professionals; a compendium

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine , 52 (2), 183-187. Teaching in accident and emergency medicine: 10 commandments of accident and emergency radiology. Teaching in accident and emergency medicine: 10 commandments of accident and emergency radiology. NHS Airway The Ten Commandments of Airway Management Slovis, C.