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Developers Unveil Universal Screening Tool for Suicide Risk
Suicide remains the second-leading cause of death among adolescents, but many at risk remain unidentified. One solution is universal screening in the ED, a place nearly 20% of all U.S. adolescents visit annually. Investigators developed the Computerized Adaptive Screen for Suicidal Youth tool, which enables teens to undergo the screening on a tablet computer, with results immediately available.
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Multilayered Approach to 911 Calls Targets Social Needs, Cuts ED Visits
Many EDs fill up with patients without serious medical concerns, but social or mental health problems clinicians may not be well-equipped to address. Putting social workers and other resources on scene to address these needs can expedite an appropriate response. Another potential solution is to meet these patients where they are, eliminating the need for an ED visit altogether.
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Start Small, Employ Relevant Personnel to Manage Complex Social Problems
Every hospital relies on a problem-solving method for performance improvement. The key is putting the right people on an intervention.
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Address Social Determinants of Health with Multidisciplinary Team, Community Partnerships
An ED Social Medicine team tackles social issues that often sabotage positive health outcomes and prompt repeat ED visits. The team includes clinicians, social workers, mental healthcare providers, patient navigators, a pharmacist, and transitional care personnel.
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What About These T Waves?
The ECG in the figure was obtained from a middle-aged man with new-onset chest pain. How would one interpret this tracing?
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Bamlanivimab and Etesevimab Injection
Bamlanivimab and etesevimab should be prescribed to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients (age 12 years and older, weight at least 40 kg) who test positive for COVID-19 and are at high risk for progressing to severe disease and/or hospitalization.
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Compression Garments Effective in Reducing Cellulitis
Researchers examined the benefit of compression garments in patients with lower extremity edema at risk for cellulitis. Eligible patients reported significant edema for more than three months in one or both legs, and a history of two or more episodes of cellulitis in the same leg within the previous two years.
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Low BNP Levels in Up to 16% of Heart Failure Patients
In patients with clinical heart failure and low B-type natriuretic peptide levels, the authors found these patients usually are young and obese, with higher ejection fraction and better renal function.
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How to Safely Open Schools in the Time of COVID-19
Multiple COVID-19 transmission clusters were identified in a Georgia school district, with educators often the index cases. The CDC has provided recommendations for safely opening schools.
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COVID-19 Long-Haulers May Show Signs of Chronic Fatigue, Myalgic Encephalitis
Many patients with COVID-19 will go on to develop persisting symptoms that resemble those of myalgic encephalitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, regardless of symptoms experienced at viral onset.