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Hemobilia in the emergency department

The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2004
55-year-old man presented with worsening abdominal ain, nausea, and inability to tolerate oral intake for 2 ays. The patient had a liver biopsy 3 days before onset f symptoms for a workup for epigastric discomfort, ausea, “elevated liver enzymes,” jaundice, and weight oss of 15 lbs during the past 8 months.
Rahul, Sharma, Diana M, Pancu
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Structure and function of the emergency department: matching emergency department choices to the emergency department mission

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 2004
Emergency caregivers experience considerable new challenges to the provision of competent, compassionate care. The good news is there are ample new approaches and new technologies to meet those new challenges.ED leaders who understand the ED mission and the resources available today and who engage vigorously in the change process will turn that mission
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Polypharmacy in the Emergency Department

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 2022
Polypharmacy in the emergency department (ED) presents additional challenges for older adults with acute illnesses but is also an opportunity for healthcare providers to prevent adverse drug events as well as the use of potentially inappropriate medications.
Khai H, Nguyen, Vaishal, Tolia, Laura A, Hart   +2 more
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Comparison of SIRS, qSOFA, and NEWS for the early identification of sepsis in the Emergency Department.

American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2019
OBJECTIVES The increasing use of sepsis screening in the Emergency Department (ED) and the Sepsis-3 recommendation to use the quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) necessitates validation.
Omar A. Usman, A. Usman, M. A. Ward
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Leprosy in the Emergency Department

Academic Emergency Medicine, 2000
Abstract. Objectives: Los Angeles County—University of Southern California Medical Center, like many large urban hospitals, has a large immigrant population from regions of the world where leprosy is endemic. Emergency physicians (EPs) in these settings can expect to encounter leprosy patients.
R J, Hoffner, V, Esekogwu, W K, Mallon
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Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations for Acute Stroke Management: Prehospital, Emergency Department, and Acute Inpatient Stroke Care, 6th Edition, Update 2018

International Journal of Stroke, 2018
The 2018 update of the Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations for Acute Stroke Management, 6th edition, is a comprehensive summary of current evidence-based recommendations, appropriate for use by healthcare providers and system planners caring ...
J. Boulanger, M. P. Lindsay, G. Gubitz, E. Smith, G. Stotts, N. Foley, S. Bhogal, K. Boyle, L. Braun, T. Goddard, M. Heran, N. Kanya-Forster, E. Lang, P. Lavoie, M. McClelland, C. O'Kelly, P. Pageau, J. Pettersen, H. Purvis, M. Shamy, D. Tampieri, B. V. van Adel, R. Verbeek, D. Blacquiere, L. Casaubon, D. Ferguson, Y. Hegedus, G. Jacquin, M. Kelly, N. Kamal, B. Linkewich, C. Lum, B. Mann, G. Milot, N. Newcommon, P. Poirier, W. Simpkin, E. Snieder, A. Trivedi, R. Whelan, M. Eustace, E. Smitko, K. Butcher   +42 more
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The Role of the Emergency Department

New England Journal of Medicine, 1996
Emergency department care for patients whose problems are not true emergencies has become a fashionable scapegoat for the ills of the health care system in the United States. Such care is considered wasteful and expensive and is therefore a prime target for cost-cutting efforts by health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and other insurers.1,2 In 1992 ...
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Creating a Sensory-Friendly Pediatric Emergency Department.

Journal of Emergency Nursing, 2019
INTRODUCTION For children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and sensory-processing disorder (SPD), an unexpected visit to the emergency department can be an overwhelming experience that creates intensifying behaviors and an unsafe clinical interaction ...
E. B. Wood, Allyson Halverson, Gina Harrison, A. Rosenkranz   +3 more
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Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department.

Journal of Emergency Nursing, 2019
Katherine Remick, MD, FAAP, FACEP, FAEMS, a, b, c Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD, FAAP, FACEP, FAEMS, d, e, f Madeline M. Joseph, MD, FAAP, FACEP, g, h Kathleen Brown, MD, FAAP, FACEP, i Sally K. Snow, BSN, RN, CPEN, j Joseph L.
K. Remick, M. Gausche-Hill, M. Joseph, K. Brown, Sally K. Snow, J. Wright   +5 more
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Violence in the Emergency Department

Nursing Management (Springhouse), 1998
The spillover of societal violence continues to escalate in emergency departments (EDs) in the United States. The violence is not limited to urban, inner-city environments; it extends into the rural areas as well. Preventive techniques need to be addressed.
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