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Too-stringent ED Policy Can Make Staff Appear Negligent
Does your ED have policies that leave no room for nursing judgment, and instead, require specific timeframes for procedures such as re-assessments and checking of vital signs? -
Want to Admit Patient, But Can't? Lawsuit May Result
It may be in the best interest of your ED patient with chest pain, seizures, or transient ischemic attack (TIA) to be admitted, but this may not occur due to factors beyond your control. -
Statins and liver function
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Dosing timing for thyroxine
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Rivaroxaban: an oral, factor Xa inhibitor
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Echinacea and the common cold
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FDA Actions
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Minor Head Trauma in Pediatric Patients
Pediatric head trauma is one of the most common presenting complaints to the emergency department (ED). -
Can Nebulized Heparin Reduce Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury?
Laboratory studies and clinical data support the concept that prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) can induce or worsen lung injury, via activation of inflammatory mediators and/or microvascular fibrin deposition, processes that may be ameliorated by heparin. -
Electronic Surveillance of Ventilator Settings and Airway Pressures Can Increase the Use of Lung-Protective Ventilation
In this study from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, Herasevich et al tested an electronic algorithm that incorporated patient characteristics and ventilator data and notified clinicians immediately when potentially injurious ventilator settings were being used.