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Fibromyalgia patients were randomized to a treatment protocol consisting of 12 weeks of tai chi instruction and practice or a control intervention of wellness education and stretching exercises also of 12 weeks duration. The tai chi treatment group demonstrated clinically significant improvements in pain and quality of life compared to the control group and these improvements were maintained at 24-week follow up.
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Low-dose aspirin, given before 17 weeks, significantly decreases the risk of preeclampsia, severe preeclampsia, IUGR, and preterm birth, compared with its effect when given after that time.
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Recent decades have seen a dramatic expansion in the visibility of ethnic and cultural diversity in the United States.
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In september 2010, the most recent study of intercessory prayer was published in the Southern Medical Journal. The researchers suggested that the key to prayer's effectiveness was proximity between the person praying and the one prayed for.
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Although some ED physicians remain opposed to the idea of using tPA, the consideration of the use of thrombolytics such as tPA for stroke patients who are eligible candidates has become the public expectation
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If you aren't going to give tPA and would like to avoid a lawsuit, you'll want to be very clear in your documentation as to why the patient didn't meet treatment criteria. "And if you do give it, you should be very clear why the patient did meet the criteria," says John Burton, MD, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, VA.
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Most emergency physicians will be sued during their career. Lawsuits can lead to interpersonal difficulties, loss of job satisfaction, and emotional distress. An understanding of the malpractice process and ways to reduce risk can help emergency physicians deal with this ever present threat.
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"Why didn't my grandmother see a neurologist immediately in the ED?" is a question that may arise in the event of a malpractice lawsuit involving stroke care.