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Diagnosis and Management of Abscesses
Abscesses are a common complication of skin and soft tissue infections that frequently are encountered in the emergency department. The authors discuss current considerations in the diagnosis and management of abscesses, including recurrent abscesses and the role of ultrasound and antibiotics.
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Is There Racial Tension Among Your Staff?
A sweeping survey on racism by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation yielded some damning findings about nurse-to-nurse racism. A staggering 72% of Black nurses reported experiencing racial discrimination from their own nurse colleagues. The patient level was higher at 88%, but racial incidents involving so many colleagues is disturbing, considering nurses are perennially voted the “most trusted” profession.
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Peter Hotez Stands Against Antivaxxers
Distinguished scientist and vaccine advocate Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, is battling the antivaccine movement and ubiquitous misinformation campaigns that have science on the run at the cost of thousands of lives annually.
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Violence Continues to Threaten Hospital Workers and Patients
Hospitals and other healthcare facilities struggle daily with the threat of violence from patients and visitors, requiring more effort to identify potentially violent people and take steps to prevent injury.
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Progress on Pediatric Readiness in EDs Continues
The pandemic slowed progress and not all emergency departments fully adhere to national guidelines, but continuous improvement is evident.
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Patient Mortality Not Linked to Intensivist Caseloads
In this retrospective cohort study in the United States from 2018-2020, there was no significant association between intensivist-to-patient ratio and patient mortality and no effect modification by having physicians-in-training, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants present.
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Effectiveness of Aerosolized Bronchodilators in Patients Receiving High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy
In a prospective, single-center study, bronchodilators delivered in line with a high-flow nasal cannula device improved forced expiratory volume in one second and forced vital capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation.
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Older ICU Survivors Often Receive New and Persistent Prescriptions for Sedatives After Discharge
In this population-based cohort study of older intensive care unit survivors, one in 15 of them received a new prescription for a sedative within a week of discharge, and more than half had recurrent prescriptions.
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Videolaryngoscopy for Intubation of Critically Ill Patients
In a large, prospective, multicenter, randomized, pragmatic trial, the use of a video laryngoscope resulted in a higher incidence of successful intubation on the first attempt on critically ill patients in the emergency department and intensive care unit compared to the use of the direct laryngoscope.
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Artificial Intelligence Might Help Clinicians Answer Patient Questions
Researchers evaluated the ability of ChatGPT to answer patient questions posed in an online forum. The authors found the chatbot generated quality and empathetic answers. These results suggest artificial intelligence assistants might help draft responses to patient questions.