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Risk management is the process of identifying factors that may be a source of exposure to lawsuits and adverse outcomes.
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Did a "boarded" ED patient have a bad outcome that can be in any way associated with a delay in diagnosis or treatment, or a failure to properly observe?
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If a bad outcome occurs with a boarded patient, what standard of care will the ED be held to?
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If highly religious nurses or physicians feel that it is appropriate to pray with patients and to share their faith, some patients will appreciate this while others may not. However, it's unlikely this practice will lead to a lawsuit.
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An ED physician, like any health care provider, can be sued for wrongful death whenever there is evidence that medical malpractice has caused a patient's death.
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Your next patient tells you she would like to use oral contraceptives (OCs) for birth control, but she says a family member told her using pills would affect her long-term fertility. What information do you provide her regarding OCs?
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Microbicide research is moving forward with two new developments: the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track approval designation for 1% tenofovir gel, which will facilitate the development and expedite the review of the drug.
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Results from a long-term follow-up analysis of participants in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) suggest that among postmenopausal women, use of estrogen plus progestin is associated with an increased incidence of breast cancers that are more advanced, and with a higher risk of deaths attributable to breast cancer.
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Question: What is the evidence that two condoms may be used at once? Who does this? What are their reasons for doing this? What are the other things that can do done to prevent condom breakage?
