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Very little else evokes the visceral response of watching someone vomit blood. Emergency physicians deal with bleeding in many arenas, but gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is one type that in the past has offered limited options for treatment in the emergency department.
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This checklist reminds us of potential steps or options that should be considered to reduce risks when caring for patients with shortness of breath in the emergency department (ED).
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A host of medical and legal issues arise when the emergency physician contacts the patient's private physician or the hospital's on-call physician to get a patient admitted to the hospital.
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A growing number of emergency departments (EDs) are allowing family members to be present during resuscitation, as a result of multiple research articles that consistently report that families want to be present and generally have a positive experience.
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Observation units significantly decrease an emergency department (ED) physician's liability risk.
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Problems resulting from substance abuse can impact care provided in any health care setting, including the care of critically ill patients. Ideally, an impaired provider will be recognized early and assisted to accept treatment before patient care is compromised.
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In this study, investigators from the combined medical-surgical ICU at Vienna General Hospital in Austria determined the physiologic effects of lateral rotation therapy in 12 consecutive patients with acute lung injury (ALI) or the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
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First Antihypertensive Drug Approved in Last 10 Years: Aliskiren; Alternate Treatment for Osteoporosis; Roche's Oseltamivir: Scrutiny, Bird Flu, and New Drug Applications; FDA Actions