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Faced with rising demand from patients with mental health problems, Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael, CA, is using telemedicine to connect many of these patients with psychiatrists. With input from the psychiatrists, emergency physicians feel more comfortable initiating treatment for these patients, many of whom can then be discharged with instructions to pursue outpatient follow-up.
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The Joint Commission (TJC) is calling on health care organizations to develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent the misuse of vials.
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Unsafe injection practices with respect to the misuse and unsafe use of vials is being targeted by The Joint Commission (TJC).
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Most infections of the uvula are viral.
Bacterial infections are the most common cause of isolated uvulitis.
Group A Streptococcus is the most common organism causing bacterial uvulitis.
In cases of isolated uvular edema, think of the possibility of hereditary angioedema.
Because thermal or chemical burns of the uvula are often associated with illegal activity, patients may not be forthcoming with this history.
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Early-onset sepsis occurs within 72 hours of birth and is often related to maternal infection at the time of birth.
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To get a larger, more holistic view of the patient flow process, a multidisciplinary improvement team at Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) developed a five-domain patient flow scorecard.
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The first cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) have turned up in the United States.
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A dramatic improvement in door-to-balloon times for STEMI patients is one example of how John Dempsey Hospital at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, CT, is using checklists and other tools for standardization to improve safety and care.
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Undifferentiated shock in trauma should be assumed to be hemorrhagic until proven otherwise. Hemorrhage represents 30-40% of mortality from trauma and may require significant volume to resuscitate.
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Concussion and mild traumatic brain injury have a risk of serious short- and long-term sequelae.
Concussion is a trauma-induced alteration in mental status, which does not necessarily involve loss of consciousness.
