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Half of emergency department (ED) patients aged 65 years and older are discharged with new prescriptions. Potentially inappropriate prescriptions contribute to adverse drug events. Our objective was to develop an evidence- and consensus-based list of high-risk prescriptions to avoid among older ED patients.
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Mashup Score: 401Early Physician Gestalt Versus Usual Screening Tools for the Prediction of Sepsis in Critically Ill Emergency Patients - 1 month(s) ago
Compare physician gestalt to existing screening tools for identifying sepsis in the initial minutes of presentation when time-sensitive treatments must be initiated.
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Mashup Score: 172Managing Pulmonary Embolism - 4 month(s) ago
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is commonly encountered in the emergency department, with an estimated annual incidence of 39 to 115 per 100,000 individuals.1 Classic risk factors include major trauma, lower extremity surgery, prior venous thromboembolism, recent hospitalization, oral contraception, postpartum period, malignancy, and thrombophilias.2-4 However, numerous other risk factors exist.5,6
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Mashup Score: 3Woman With Diplopia - 5 month(s) ago
A 37-year-old woman with a history of chronic alcohol use presented to the emergency department with a 1-day history of diplopia. Her vital signs were a blood pressure of 120/64 mmHg, pulse rate of 96 beats/min, and temperature of 36.8 °C. Physical examination was remarkable for bilateral lateral rectus muscle palsy with disconjugate gaze (Figures 1 and 2; Video 1). Laboratory results and computed tomography of the head were unremarkable.
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Mashup Score: 0A Qualitative Study of Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Experiences of Minority Clinicians During Agitation Care in the Emergency Department - 5 month(s) ago
Racial and ethnic bias in health care has been documented at structural, organizational, and clinical levels, impacting emergency care, including agitation management in the emergency department (ED). Little is known about the experiences of racial and ethnic minority ED clinicians caring for racial and ethnic minority groups, especially during their agitated state. The objective of this study was to explore the lived experiences of racial and ethnic minority ED clinicians who have treated patients with agitation in the ED.
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Mashup Score: 0Annals of Emergency Medicine - Search Results - 2 year(s) ago
Search Tips Boolean searches You can use the Boolean Operators AND, OR, and NOT within search fields. By default, an AND relationship is assumed between search terms unless another operator is specified. Searching for authors To search for multiple authors, separate each author name with either AND or OR. Using AND will search for…
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Mashup Score: 3Annals of Emergency Medicine - 4 year(s) ago
Five Ways to Access the Podcasts: 1. To play on your computer, just click on any of the individual files below. 2. To download the mp3 file, right-click (on a PC) or control-click (on a mac) and choose “Save Link As”. 3. If you have the iTunes media player, you can subscribe to listen to…
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Mashup Score: 7Annals of Emergency Medicine - 4 year(s) ago
Five Ways to Access the Podcasts: 1. To play on your computer, just click on any of the individual files below. 2. To download the mp3 file, right-click (on a PC) or control-click (on a mac) and choose “Save Link As”. 3. If you have the iTunes media player, you can subscribe to listen to…
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Mashup Score: 2Annals of Emergency Medicine - 4 year(s) ago
Five Ways to Access the Podcasts: 1. To play on your computer, just click on any of the individual files below. 2. To download the mp3 file, right-click (on a PC) or control-click (on a mac) and choose “Save Link As”. 3. If you have the iTunes media player, you can subscribe to listen to…
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Geriatric Emergency Medication Safety Recommendations (GEMS-Rx): Modified Delphi Development of a High-Risk Prescription List for Older Emergency Department Patients - Annals of Emergency Medicine https://t.co/2Pt2cpUrA3