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In response to recommendations from the Ameri-can Heart Association (AHA), in 1999 the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations added a requirement for review of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to the hospital performance improvement standard.
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You probably are keenly aware of the need to comply with Joint Commission on Accredita-tion of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) requirements for performance improvement.
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During a recent Joint Commission on Accredita-tion of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) survey at Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg (SC) and Calhoun Counties, surveyors were very impressed with the process developed to assess and improve physician handwriting, reports
Indun Whetsell, the facilitys director of quality management.
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Clinical Scenario: The series of consecutive rhythm strips shown in Panels A, B, and C of the Figure were obtained from an elderly woman on multiple medications including digoxin.
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Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) develops in more than 5 million individuals annually in the United States, one-fifth of whom are hospitalized. While the overall mortality of CAP is 1-5%, mortality among hospitalized patients reaches 12%, underscoring that CAP is a frequent cause of death.
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Well-done studies have established that percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) is superior to fibrinolytic administration for the reduction of early death (7% vs 9%), non fatal re-infarction (3% vs 7%), or stroke (1% vs 2%), provided that the center where it is performed has expertise with the procedure, and door-to-balloon time can be kept to 90 minutes or less.
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Cyclic antidepressant (CA) poisoning has significant potential for life-threatening complications, most notably malignant dysrhythmia, obtundation, and seizure. In adults, overdose frequently is intentional and the amount ingested may be unclear.
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The primary objective of this prospective observational study was to test the hypothesis that arterial blood gas (ABG) results for patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) do not influence emergency physicians decisions regarding final diagnosis, treatment, and final disposition of patients.