What Emergency Physicians Need to Know About Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Previously called reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) or causalgia, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) entails severe and chronic…
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What Emergency Physicians Need to Know About Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Previously called reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) or causalgia, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) entails severe and chronic... -
Life-Threatening Superbug Spreads Globally in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
LONDON (Reuters) – A multidrug-resistant superbug infection that can cause life-threatening illness in people with cystic fibrosis... -
Emergency Medicine Founders Discuss Origins of the Specialty, How It’s Changed, and What the Future Holds
In light of ACEP’s approaching golden anniversary, ACEP Now took a look back at the last 50...
Life-Threatening Superbug Spreads Globally in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
LONDON (Reuters) – A multidrug-resistant superbug infection that can cause life-threatening illness in people with cystic fibrosis…
Emergency Medicine Founders Discuss Origins of the Specialty, How It’s Changed, and What the Future Holds
In light of ACEP’s approaching golden anniversary, ACEP Now took a look back at the last 50…
Design Emergency Departments to Boost Patient, Staff Satisfaction
“We are excited to let you know that the board approved a major renovation of the emergency…
Early Hospital Discharge Can Improve Capacity, Patient Flow
Many hospitals in the country operate at capacity, and many patients are boarded in the emergency department….
Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Lower Survival During Nights, Weekends
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Survival rates after pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrests are lower at night and…
Antibiotics Unnecessary for Uncomplicated Diverticulitis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Clinicians can safely observe patients with a first episode of uncomplicated diverticulitis…
Uric Acid May Prevent Early Ischemic Stroke Progression in Some Cases
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Giving uric acid (UA) before the end of alteplase infusion might limit…
Oral Vancomycin Curbs C. difficile Recurrence in Some Patients
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with a history of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection upon reexposure to…
Improved Stroke-Thrombolysis Times Seen with Regional Learning Collaboratives
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Use of a regional learning collaborative model is associated with significantly reduced…