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There is actually surprisingly little the emergency physician (EP) can do to influence the outcome of most stroke cases, according to Marc E. Levsky, MD, a board member of the Walnut Creek, CA-based The Mutual Risk Retention Group.
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Failure to diagnose ischemic stroke is a common allegation in claims against emergency physicians (EPs) even in emergency departments (EDs) at Primary Stroke Centers, according to Gary Mims, JD, a partner at Sickels, Frei and Mims in Fairfax, VA.
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Time-stamped electronic medical record (EMR) entries became the primary focus during a meeting with a patients family and their attorneys at Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, VA, in which concerns were being addressed about a patients adverse outcome after a procedure performed in the emergency department (ED).
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This short-term crossover study showed that in the first hour after extubation, patients were less dyspneic and had lower respiratory and heart rates while breathing oxygen via high-flow nasal cannula than with a conventional non-rebreathing mask.
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Patients on mechanical ventilation who were managed with both conservative fluid administration and aggressive diuresis weaned faster, had significantly more ventilator-free days, and experienced reduced incidences of both ventilator-associated complications and ventilator-associated pneumonia.
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High-quality chest compressions are the most important factor in CPR rate, depth, timing, recoil, and without interruption.
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Acute renal failure (ARF) necessitating renal replacement therapy (RRT) is a common complication in the ICU, and one associated with high mortality and demand on clinical resources.
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