-
This is the second of a two-part series on missed myocardial infarction (MI) cases. This month, we cover specific documentation practices which can impact the outcome of a patient's lawsuit alleging a missed myocardial infarction.
-
-
-
Does this happen in your ED? About half-way through your shift, the triage nurse brings you a restraint order form and asks you to sign it. You ask what is going on and are told that EMS is bringing in a combative patient, so Security is going to meet them at the ambulance entrance to restrain the patient and they need an order to so do.
-
Chronic use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in the elderly may increase the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease according to a new study.
-
Perform a Google search of "low-dose naltrexone" and you will find a myriad of anecdotal testimonies to the benefits of the drug in a wide range of diseases including fibromyalgia. Now a small study suggests that naltrexone may be of some benefit in this difficult condition.
-
For patients with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, a once-yearly infusion of zoledronic acid is as effective as daily risedronate for the prevention and treatment of bone loss according to a new study from Lancet.
-
Plan B, the so-called "morning after pill" will soon be available to women age 17 and older without a prescription.
-
-
The Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Consensus Group has published guidelines on use of long-term NSAIDs in patients at risk for GI bleeding and cardiovascular disease.
