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Parkinson’s Disease and Stroke: Is There a Link?
Parkinson’s disease and stroke may be linked, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference in Houston.
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Exercise After Stroke Improves Cognitive Function
Physical activity important for improving quality of life in stroke rehabilitation.
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Peripheral Neuropathy and the Diabetic Foot
This issue discusses the principles of assessing and treating patients with diabetic neuropathy so that problems can be identified and appropriately managed to prevent limb loss.
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Hyperoxia in ICU Patients May Cause Harm
Patients randomized to maintain oxygen saturation between 94-98% experienced better outcomes than patients allowed to receive partial pressure of oxygen > 150 mmHg.
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Surviving Critical Illness: Who Returns to Work?
Three months after surviving critical illness due to respiratory failure or shock, more than 60% of survivors experienced a decrease in employment. At 12 months, almost half of survivors still experienced a decrease in employment.
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ECMO as a Rescue Strategy for Severe ARDS and Beyond
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation has been used as a rescue therapy for patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome who fail to respond to traditional low tidal volume lung protective ventilation with optimal positive end-expiratory pressure interventions and other strategies.
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Pediatric Pain Management in the Emergency Department
Pain management in the pediatric population has long been a focus of healthcare providers; nevertheless, gaps in providing adequate and timely pain management remain an area of concern in EDs. This article will provide guidance for the recognition and successful management of pediatric pain in the ED setting. The authors first present definitions of pain and discuss the assessment of pain in a child, as well as common barriers to appropriate pediatric pain management in the ED. Then, the article will focus on the different aspects of pain and techniques of managing discomfort, including: anxiolysis, non-pharmacological strategies, topical medications, oral analgesics, parenteral medications, discharge medications, and misconceptions and facts about opioid analgesics. Pain control in conjunction with procedural sedation is beyond the scope of this article.
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Even if They Never Saw a Patient, EPs Still Can Be Named as Defendants
Even if the defense attorney makes it clear that the EP never saw the patient, it’s unlikely the plaintiff attorney will simply dismiss the EP.
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Malpractice Outcome Could Hinge on What ED Nurses Documented
Charting by ED nurses is issue ‘in almost every case.’
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Consultant Refuses to See ED Patient? Legal Risks Exist on Both Sides
EPs sometimes are faced with on-call consultants who are reluctant to come in to see the ED patient, exposing the EP, the consultant, and the hospital to liability.