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Under the gun to act, hospitals in Washington state put their hopes on seven "best practices" to curb non-emergent use of their EDs by Medicaid patients
Every day patients flock to EDs with sore throats, headaches, and other non-emergent problems that are more in line with what you would expect a primary care provider (PCP) to handle. -
For improved outcomes, connect first-episode schizophrenia patients to comprehensive care quickly
Mental health experts believe that as with many acute medical conditions such as stroke and heart attack, early diagnosis and treatment can make a critical difference for patients with schizophrenia, potentially limiting the severity and progression of the disease. -
The Roles and Risks of Whole-Body Computed Tomography Scans in the Trauma Patient
Emergency departments in the United States are frequently confronted with trauma patients with varying degrees of injury. -
FDA actions
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Review challenges FDA warning
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Antihypertensives and lip cancer
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Cannabis use and cognitive decline
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Trauma Reports Supplement
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full May 7, 2012 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Emergencies in the Dialysis Patient
As a group, I find most emergency physicians skeptical of many of the "advanced" technologies used to treat chronic diseases. I attribute this to our biased experience with these patients; those who do well are not likely to come to the ED very often.