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Does Your Patient Have a Central Venous Catheter?
Central venous catheters (CVCs) are essential to providing optimal care to many hospitalized patients.
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Neuroimaging Differences in Dyslexics: Chicken or Egg?
Neuroanatomical differences in primary sensory cortices may distinguish dyslexic individuals from non-dyslexic individuals, providing a potential biomarker for identifying adults who may be predisposed to developing atypical neurodegenerative disease. -
Less-than-honest Responses? Too-loose Lips? These Actions Complicate EP’s Malpractice Defense
A recent malpractice case involved a patient who was discharged from an emergency department (ED) with a diagnosis of benign positional vertigo. “She was having a stroke, and was returned to the hospital a few hours later with an occluded basilar artery,” says Gary Mims, JD, a partner at Sickels, Frei and Mims in Fairfax, VA.
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Nursing Notes Can Become Unexpected Problem for EP During Med/Mal Litigation
A triage nurse’s note stating that a patient had fever and hip pain in his prosthetic hip became a key area of focus during a recent malpractice trial. At deposition and at trial, the emergency physician (EP) claimed to have examined the hip, and found that the patient did not have increased pain with range of motion.
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Take Me Out of the Ball Game: Acute Management and Long-term Consequences of Concussion in Childhood
The developing brain of a child may be particularly susceptible to injury from mild traumatic brain injury, such as a concussion. Recommending a longer period of strict rest after a concussion does not provide additional benefit when compared to consensus guidelines for care after a concussion in children and adolescents. However, in retired former NFL players, exposure to tackle football prior to age 12 is associated with executive dysfunction, memory impairment, and lower estimated verbal IQ later in life. -
ED setting poses unique challenges in palliative care delivery
It is very easy for emergency department (ED) providers to “err on the side of caution” when deciding whether to institute life-sustaining therapies. “But this, in fact, may not be the best course of care,” says Tammie E. Quest, MD, director of Emory Palliative Care Center and associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta.
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Use proven strategies when conflicts arise over withdrawing futile treatments
Conflict surrounding withdrawal of futile treatments is one of the most common reasons for ethics consults being called.
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Are consultants called the “ethics police?” What’s behind clinicians’ attitudes
At times, providers react negatively to the involvement of ethics; “ethics police” is an often-used derogatory term reflecting this attitude.
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Report: Bioethics programs’ reproductive education doesn’t reflect needs of practicing OB/GYNs
Researchers conducted parallel surveys of directors of graduate bioethics training programs and obstetrician-gynecologists (OB/GYNs) in order to learn whether reproductive health education in bioethics programs reflected real-life concerns for practicing physicians.
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“Don’t worry about the cost” doesn’t reflect patients’ reality
"Don’t worry about the cost. All that matters is getting you well.” Well-meaning physicians frequently say this, but in fact, patients have good reason for wanting to know what care will cost them.