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The final statement,"Doctor X is leaving with the patient," dictated by Corey M. Slovis, MD, professor and chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, was regarding a critically ill patient who was being accompanied by the hospital's chief of trauma to the operating room. This was later incorrectly transcribed as "Doctor X is sleeping with the patient."
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Penetrating and blunt cardiac trauma are serious causes of morbidity and mortality. Presentation for blunt cardiac trauma may be subtle and nonspecific, challenging the clinician to make a timely diagnosis.
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With hospitals open for business on a 24/7 basis, it can be difficult for physicians, nurses, and allied professionals to get adequate rest as well sufficient time between scheduled shifts.
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Despite recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, GA, and many other public health authorities that all health care workers receive flu shots each year, there continues to be considerable resistance among the health care workers themselves.
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Few would take issue with the notion that there is vast potential for electronic medical records (EMRs) to improve emergency care and boost efficiency.
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So you implemented an EMR product that's supposed to give you everything you need to document your services to Medicare standards.
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Hemodynamic monitoring is an essential part of caring for critically ill patients. Critical care providers are regularly faced with the challenge of determining whether a patient is adequately volume resuscitated, and hemodynamic assessments are often the first step in making a proper diagnosis so that other life-saving therapies can be promptly implemented.
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In this issue: New indication for rivaroxaban; new study on warfarin testing; medications causing adverse drug events; niacin as an add-on therapy; and FDA actions.
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Prasad and associates conducted a retrospective cohort study of associations between internal medicine trainee exposure to mechanical ventilation protocols and their performance on questions related to this topic on the critical care board-certifying examination.