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Hyponatremia is a commonly encountered electrolyte abnormality in the acute care setting. Abnormalities may range from mild to severe.
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Musculoskeletal and connective tissue complaints are the third most common chief complaint in the emergency department (ED), comprising nearly 20% of all ED visits.1 While the diagnosis and management of acute injuries are well delineated in the emergency medicine literature, pain from lower extremity overuse injuries is less commonly addressed.
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New research comparing mental health-related ED visits between children with and without autism spectrum disorders has found that pediatric ED visits are nine times more likely to be for psychiatric reasons if the child has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis.
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Many EDs have found ways to streamline their triage processes and slash door-to-provider times.
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A new study suggests that stroke may be affecting people at a younger age than used to be the case.
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Providers of emergency medicine fully understand the importance of time when caring for potential stroke patients.
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Experts urge administrators to guard against excessive overtime, consecutive 12-hour shifts, and rotating between day and night shifts
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Have you ever had parents bring their teenage daughter into the ED to be checked out? So, how do you approach this? There are conflicting imperatives. Some are possibly your personal feelings if you are a parent yourself. Then there is your duty as a physician to provide the best care to the patient, the adolescent female. But also, there are the state laws and regulations that apply to this situation, especially if the patient is refusing an evaluation. The issues of sexual activity and parental authority are controversial and potentially divisive issues in society.
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Identifying and managing agitated pediatric patients in the emergency department (ED) can be stressful and challenging for patients, families, and providers.
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Too often, ED staff dont report violence due to onerous reporting processes, according to Terry Kowalenko, MD, clinical associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor. Research suggests that violent incidents occurring in EDs are far more frequent than statistics reveal.1-3