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There is an interesting thing happening, seemingly nationwide. Outpatient surgery is off way off! Some centers are reporting as much as a 23% decrease over last year.
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Geriatric patients can present a host of challenges in outpatient surgery.
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While Sabrina Jung, RN, was transporting an uncontrolled seizure patient from the ED at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis, MO, for a CT scan, the patient had another seizure.
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Older ED stroke patients are at substantially higher risk for adverse clinical outcomes, including in-hospital mortality, warns Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, director of the Ahmanson University of California-Los Angeles Cardiomyopathy Center.
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Many ED nurses are apparently not following guidelines for pulmonary function testing and asthma medications, according to a recent study.
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When a man was transferred to the ED at St. John's Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis, MO, with burns and possible inhalation involvement, his room air saturation was in the lower 90% while remaining on a non-rebreather.
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If an elder patient denies falling, would you take the answer at face value or probe further?
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You gave your patient thorough discharge instructions, verbal and written, but are you sure he or she really understands them?
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Each time a homeless person comes to your ED, you are faced with many challenges. Your patient is likely to have poor hygiene, multiple chronic medical problems, no funds for prescriptions, no transportation, and also might be intoxicated.