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Transient Ischemic Attack
Recent research on transient ischemic attacks (TIA) has changed how emergency medicine providers evaluate and manage this sometimes difficult diagnosis. This article provides readers with current information and relevant studies pertaining to TIAs.
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Is There RBBB, Acute Ischemia, or Both?
The ECG in the figure was obtained from a 35-year-old man with a 20-year history of smoking. He presented to the ED with new-onset chest discomfort. He was hemodynamically stable at the time this tracing was obtained. How would one interpret his ECG? Is there right bundle branch block (RBBB)? Is there evidence of acute posterior ischemia or infarction?
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Sarecycline Tablets (Seysara)
Sarecycline is indicated for the treatment of inflammatory lesions of non-nodular moderate to severe acne in patients 9 years of age and older.
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Is Sanitizer Better Than Soap?
In day care settings, the implementation of hand hygiene programs reduced respiratory illness, absenteeism, and antibiotic use in children 0-3 years of age. Using hand sanitizer was more effective than washing with soap and water.
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Trends in Supplemental Vitamin D Intake
Researchers investigated the trends in daily supplemental vitamin D intake of ≥ 1,000 IU and ≥ 4,000 IU and found increasing use of vitamin D supplementation.
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Intimate Partner Violence
Domestic violence and abuse is a national and global healthcare problem with massive consequences, affecting men, women, and children. Awareness, recognition, and resource allocation, in addition to trauma management, is an important aspect of emergent care of the trauma patient possibly injured in a domestic violence incident.
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American Healthcare Worker Exposed to Ebola Discharged
The unidentified worker never developed Ebola but was exposed while delivering care in the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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OSHA Surprise Inspections on Illness and Injury Reports
Effective until mid-October 2019, the OSHA Site-Specific Targeting program may trigger inspections of injury and illness electronic data submitted by employers.
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Two-Thirds of EMS Workers Have Been Attacked on Job
In the United States, EMS workers’ risk of violence is 22-times higher than the average risk faced by all workers.
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‘Futile’ Care and a Desire to Leave Medicine
Providing potentially unnecessary or ineffective care for patients near the end of life can contribute to feelings of futility and burnout and a desire to leave the medical profession, researchers found.