Routine Oxygen Therapy Unnecessary with Suspected Heart Attack
Unless there is direct evidence of hypoxemia, giving oxygen to a person with a suspected heart attack…
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Routine Oxygen Therapy Unnecessary with Suspected Heart Attack
Unless there is direct evidence of hypoxemia, giving oxygen to a person with a suspected heart attack... -
Oxyhemoglobin Saturation Better Assesses Oxygenation in Cyanotic Patients
Oxyhemoglobin saturation (SaO2) measured by co-oximetry is better than arterial oxygen tension (PaO2) for assessing oxygenation in... -
Blood Culture of Limited Value in Most Kids Hospitalized with Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Routine blood cultures may not be necessary for most children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), researchers conclude...
Oxyhemoglobin Saturation Better Assesses Oxygenation in Cyanotic Patients
Oxyhemoglobin saturation (SaO2) measured by co-oximetry is better than arterial oxygen tension (PaO2) for assessing oxygenation in…
Blood Culture of Limited Value in Most Kids Hospitalized with Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Routine blood cultures may not be necessary for most children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), researchers conclude…
Little Evidence Shows Cannabis Helps Chronic Pain or PTSD
Even though pain and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are among the most common reasons people use medical…
ED Testing for Pediatric Testicular Conditions Varies Widely
Across pediatric hospital emergency departments, the use of diagnostic testing for males with common testicular conditions varies…
Flimsy Evidence Behind Many Drugs Granted Accelerated Approval by FDA
Many drugs granted accelerated approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lack clear evidence of…
How to Manage Emergency Department Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices
In previous decades, the therapies for congestive heart failure (CHF) were limited both with respect to options…
Emergency Physicians Should Know Risks Entailed in Discharging Patients with Pending Blood Cultures
I feel that your article [“Admit or Not?”, May 2017] in ACEP Now was a bit too…
Low-Dose Ketamine Emerges as Effective Opioid Alternative
Amid a national opioid epidemic, there is a search for other effective analgesics in the emergency department,…
Does Cellulitis Treatment Need to Cover MRSA Infection?
The questions I get asked most are, “How do you treat cellulitis? Do I need to cover…
