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Telemedicine Links Pediatric Emergency Physicians With Practitioners in Community Hospital EDs
What if young pediatric patients in community hospitals could be evaluated by physicians who specialize in pediatric emergency medicine without the need for a transfer?
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Rural Hospitals Connect Local Providers With Experienced Emergency Physicians
Developers note that the success of a telemedicine program over eight years offers a model for other regions struggling with severe emergency medicine staff shortages.
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FDA Actions
In this section: FDA approves new treatments for breast cancer and hepatitis C.
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Study: Idarucizumab Safely Reverses Anticoagulant Effect of Dabigatran
Promising evidence emerges about the efficacy of the first reversal agent for one of the non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants.
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How Long Should Patients Take Antibiotics?
Researchers from the United Kingdom proclaim 'the antibiotic course has had its day.'
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Using Tramadol to Treat Opioid Withdrawal
The authors of a recent study found that the use of tramadol to treat opioid withdrawal symptoms was associated with fewer withdrawal symptoms compared to clonidine and was comparable to buprenorphine.
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Federal Regulators Address Opioid Crisis
FDA says reducing the scope of the epidemic of opioid addiction is the agency's highest immediate priority.
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Report: 92 Million American Adults Used Prescription Opioids in 2015
Of those, 11.5 million people misused opioids, and nearly 2 million adults suffered from an opioid use disorder.
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Penetrating Chest Injury
Penetrating trauma of the chest can have severe and devastating consequences. Advances in ultrasound and treatment therapies have improved survival. A high degree of suspicion is indicated to identify the more subtle injuries associated with penetrating trauma to the chest.
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Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Skin and soft tissue infections are encountered commonly in the emergency department, presenting as a range of disorders, from uncomplicated cellulitis, impetigo, folliculitis, erysipelas, and focal abscesses to necrotizing fasciitis.