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Upon learning he was being sued, one emergency physician (EP) was determined to defend the claim vigorously, until he learned that one of the experts on the plaintiffs side happened to be one of his professors from medical school.
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It is important to be aware of emergency department (ED) cases and situations that lead to lawsuits in order to avoid repeating errors and reduce personal liability. This issue highlights some recent cases that involve syncope and stroke.
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The term thrombocytopenia refers to platelet counts < 150,000/microL, with severe thrombocytopenia defined as a count < 50,000/microL.
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Mean daily doses of up to 40 mg of prednisone equivalents and lengthy ICU stays were associated with impaired physical outcomes in patients who survived acute lung injury.
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In this retrospective study of extubation outcomes in five ICUs at a single medical center, patients extubated at night had no increase in adverse events and their mortality rates and lengths of ICU stay were lower.
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This issue is the second part of our discussion of sudden vision loss, stressing conditions that present to the emergency department. You will note the utility of ocular ultrasound in diagnosing many of these conditions. This review was helpful to me as a practicing emergency physician.
-- J. Stephan Stapczynski, MD, FACEP, Editor
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Hospitals around the country have stepped up their efforts to train staff and implement procedures to ensure the safe identification and management of any patients with signs of Ebola virus disease (EVD).
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Informed by the cases of two nurses who contracted Ebola virus disease (EVD) while caring for a patient with the disease in Dallas, TX, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, GA, has unveiled strengthened guidance for health care workers. Further, nursing organizations are pledging to work together to identify gaps and make system-level improvements to protect both patients and caregivers.
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There are many ways an ED practice can lose revenue. Todays complex medical payment systems require constant monitoring and analysis to stay ahead. Without a flexible data management tool/dashboard to identify outliers and compare provider productivity and quality, it may be difficult to manage your ED appropriately.
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HIV may be acquired either vertically or horizontally. Vertical, or perinatal, transmission occurs when the virus is transmitted from mother to child in utero, during labor and delivery, or through breastfeeding. Horizontal transmission occurs when the virus is acquired behaviorally through the exchange of bodily fluids, typically through sexual contact or needle sharing.
