Emergency Medicine - Adult and Pediatric
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Full September 1, 2008 Issue in PDF
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Full August 18, 2008 Issue in PDF
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Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Adults
Many odors are noxious, but few are as repellent as the foul smell of massive hematochezia. Everybody in the emergency department knows something is wrong. Once you get past the smell, you realize you often have a very ill patient with a complex medical history and underlying comorbidities. Disposition decision is often easy ("ADMIT"), but to whom and where? -
Full August 4, 2008 Issue in PDF
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Pediatric Wrist and Elbow Injuries: Mechanisms of Injury, Findings, and Treatment
Injuries of the wrist and elbow in children are frequently seen in the emergency department (ED), and as children and adolescents are participating in sports in record numbers, the frequency of these injuries is continuing to rise. Sports injuries in children and adolescents are by far the most common cause of musculoskeletal injuries treated in the ED, accounting for 41% of all musculoskeletal injuries. -
Full August 1, 2008 Issue in PDF
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Full August 1, 2008 Issue in PDF
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Could drug rep relationship get your ED sued?
Consider this scenario: During a malpractice trial involving a patient's adverse outcome in your ED, the jury learns that you've been in the habit of accepting expensive dinners and vacations from drug companies. -
What if parents request tests, but child refuses?
A 15-year-old girl's mother demands that you give her daughter a pregnancy test, but the child refuses. What do you do? -
Non-Traumatic Low Back Pain: Avoiding Liability for Missed Cord Compression
Low back pain (LBP) is a common (more than 3 million ED visits per year in the United States) yet typically benign ED complaint.