Emergency Medicine - Adult and Pediatric
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Pediatric Major Trauma
Trauma is the leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. In the United States, more children > 1 year of age die as a result of trauma than from all other causes combined.
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Intussusception and Midgut Volvulus
MONOGRAPH: It is imperative for ED physicians to differentiate children with life-threatening pathology requiring immediate intervention from the rest.
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Without Rationale in Chart, Defense of Discharge Claims Becomes Complicated, Experts Say
EPs who clearly and concisely document why a patient was discharged provide safety against potential litigation.
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It’s Not Enough to Prove Standard of Care Was Breached
EPs are in the same boat as all others if a physician’s record on achieving quality metrics can be used as evidence in proving medical malpractice.
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Osteoarthritis
MONOGRAPH: It's important to understand patients who come to the ED with undifferentiated symptoms, including joint pain.
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Bronchiolitis
MONOGRAPH: A thorough review of guidelines to assist in the care of patients with this debilitating condition.
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Diverticulitis: Evaluation and Management
As the population ages, this disease will increase. Here's what the ED physician needs to know.
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Patient passports aim to speed appropriate care for medically complex children presenting to ED
A medically complex child can decompensate quickly — even if he or she appears to be quite healthy. But grasping the urgency of such a patient’s condition can be especially difficult for triage nurses in the ED who may have never laid eyes on the child before, let alone reviewed his or her lengthy medical history. It’s a problem that Mattel Children’s Hospital at Ronald Regan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA, is attempting to solve through the development and dissemination of what administrators are calling a patient passport.
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Mount Sinai leverages smartphone technology, aiming to boost care, coordination of ED patients while also trimming costs
Using telemedicine in the care and treatment of stroke patients is widely used and accepted at this point; the approach facilitates quick access to expert consultations when time to treatment is a critical factor.
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Acute Shoulder Injury
MONOGRAPH: Musculoskeletal injuries or pain complaints comprise a large portion of visits to EDs every year.