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Evaluating the patient with minor head trauma
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B-Type Natriuretic Peptide: Clinical Utility in the Emergency Department Setting
As experienced physicians understand, heart failure can be a difficult diagnosis to establish in the emergency department setting, especially when there are factors that may complicate a patients presentation. This issue of Emergency Medicine Reports reviews the role and clinical utility of brain natriuretic peptide in the management of patients suspected of having heart failure upon presentation to the ED -
Central Nervous System Manifestations of Drug Toxicity
Emergency medicine physicians routinely manage patients with neurologic toxicity due to drugs and chemicals. The causes of these toxicities are diverse. The focus of this article will be on the manifestations of drugs in the CNS, along with management recommendations. -
Pediatric Appendicitis
MONOGRAPH: The diagnosis of acute appendicitis remains a challenging conundrum for the emergency physician.
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Influx of patients with asthma- like symptoms strains resources in many pediatric EDs
An outbreak of a rarely seen virus in the United States is spiking volumes at pediatric EDs across the country, with children typically presenting with asthma-like symptoms. -
Researchers: New resources, tools needed to reduce variation in the admissions decisions
New research suggests there is considerable variation in the decisions emergency providers make regarding whether to admit patients with certain common, low-mortality conditions. -
Strong administrative buy-in, firm mandates can push flu vaccination rates up to more than 99% among health care workers
While flu vaccination rates are inching up among health care workers, there is still room for improvement. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that slightly more than 75% of health care workers received the flu vaccination during the 2013-14 season — an increase of roughly 3% over the 2012-13 season. -
Delayed Triage: "Huge Liability Risk" for Emergency Physicians
Allegations made against a hospital for delaying evaluation and treatment and causing the patient to deteriorate can easily be extended to the emergency physician (EP). -
ED Policies Can Get EP Dismissed in Claim Against PA — or Stuck in the Case
Emergency physicians (EP) can expect to be named in any malpractice lawsuit involving care provided by a physician assistant (PA), but the question then becomes “Will the EP get dropped from the case?” -
If ED Nursing Staff Are Stretched Too Thin, EP Faces Legal Risks
If a patient’s bad outcome is clearly due to inadequate ED nursing staffing, the emergency physician (EP) on duty could end up being liable, even if he or she provided entirely appropriate care.