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Recently, the importance of anticoagulation with warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation and risk factors for stroke has been established in clinical trials and emphasized in recent guidelines.
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Up to 20% of patients undergoing coronary angiography have normal arteries or mild luminal irregularities.
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The biochemical analysis of pericardial fluid is often done routinely, but there is little data on its value. Thus, these investigators from Israel retrospectively analyzed all pericardiocentesis patients over a 9-year period by chart review and phone calls.
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GlaxoSmithKline's rosiglitazone (Avandia) will receive a black box warning by the FDA because of concerns over heart failure associated with use of the drug.
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The diminishing availability of on-call specialists willing to provide emergency services has been well documented.
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Imagine yourself at 2 a.m. trying to determine if a patient clutching his chest is having a myocardial infarction, but this patient doesn't speak a word of English.
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This is the first in a 2-part series on liability risks of psychiatric patients in the ED. Next month, we'll report on risks related to medical clearance of psychiatric patients.
