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The successful repair of congenital heart diseases has led to an increase in the incidence of pediatric dysrhythmias. The presentation of dysrhythmias can be a diagnostic challenge to clinicians, and is especially difficult since most children present with vague and nonspecific symptoms such as "fussiness" or "difficulty feeding."
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Which is the correct antibiotic? It's an increasingly complicated question for ED physicians, and presents significant liability risks.
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A growing number of hospitals are allowing patients to view their own medical records electronically. Does this increase liability risks for emergency physicians?
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Some studies suggest that drug screens rarely influence clinical interventions or disposition, but other authors support the use of routine drug screening in the ED. In addition to this dispute, the test itself is associated with problems that restrict its ability to provide real-time, clinically-relevant information and is often misunderstood by the ordering physician.
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Treatment of severe hypertension in today's busy emergency departments can be confusing and a large source of medical liability.
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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?
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