Emergency Medicine - Adult and Pediatric
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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. -
Study: To minimize errors, rely on interpreters when caring for LEP patients in the ED
Hospitals that receive federal funds are required by law to offer language assistance to patients with limited English proficiency (LEP). -
Research Results, Pathophysiologic Reasoning, and Clinical Experience: How Should Critical Care Practice be Guided?
A middle-aged man with community-acquired pneumonia complicated by underlying cardiomyopathy develops the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). -
Antibiotic Resistance Patterns in Medical vs Surgical Patients in the Same ICU
In the ICU at the University of Connecticut Health Center, adult patients with both medical and surgical problems are primarily managed by the same team of intensivists. -
Are There Effective, Evidence-Based Strategies That Can be Implemented in Practice to Prevent Unplanned Extubations?
The purpose of this article was to provide a systematic review and critical appraisal of the literature on the incidence and risk factors for unplanned endotracheal extubations, factors associated with reintubations, and outcomes of unplanned extubations. Several evidence-based recommendations were presented to prevent unplanned extubations. -
Rhabdomyolysis: Review and Update
Rhabdomyolysis is a syndrome with far-reaching systemic sequelae. The release of intracellular components into the vascular space following striated muscle injury produces tissue necrosis, end-organ damage, and metabolic derangements. -
Trauma Reports - Full September/October 2012 Issue in PDF
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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. -
Cannabis use and cognitive decline
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Antihypertensives and lip cancer