Is Involuntary Hold for Psychiatric Patients the Only Answer?
Eleanor (not her real name) talked to me at length about her experience as a patient who…
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Is Involuntary Hold for Psychiatric Patients the Only Answer?
Eleanor (not her real name) talked to me at length about her experience as a patient who... -
Upper Respiratory Infection Tied to Adverse Events During Pediatric Sedation
Children with upper respiratory infections (URIs) are at greater risk of adverse events and airway interventions during... -
Low Risk of Brain Hemorrhage in Ground-Level Fall with Antiplatelets, Anticoagulants
Patients who take antiplatelet or anticoagulant medications have a low risk of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) associated with...
Upper Respiratory Infection Tied to Adverse Events During Pediatric Sedation
Children with upper respiratory infections (URIs) are at greater risk of adverse events and airway interventions during…
Low Risk of Brain Hemorrhage in Ground-Level Fall with Antiplatelets, Anticoagulants
Patients who take antiplatelet or anticoagulant medications have a low risk of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) associated with…
What Do You Know about Foxglove?
Questions: What is the mechanism by which this flower’s chemicals exert effects on the heart? What ECG…
Foxglove Flower Is Pretty, but Deadly
Take the quiz. Toxins/Compound Digitoxin and digoxin are cardiac glycosides that bind to the sodium-potassium-ATPase channel to…
Adverse Events Common, Often Avoidable in Hospitalized Patients on Antibiotics
About one in five patients who are prescribed antibiotics during a hospital stay experiences at least one…
Ovarian Vein Thrombosis Diagnosis, Management Tips for Emergency Physicians
The Case You’re getting in that first sip of coffee at 7:05 a.m. as your colleague continues…
Novel Telemedicine Approaches Offer Direct-to-Patient Services, Peer-to-Peer Support for Providers
Telemedicine can be defined as “the remote delivery of health care services and clinical information using telecommunications…
Emergency Ocular Ultrasonography to Measure Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter
A 40-year-old woman presented to our emergency department complaining of left hemiparesis and headache. She was awake…
Billing, Coding Tips for In-House Emergency Consultations
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar…