High Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Tests for Acute Myocardial Infarction May be Flawed
High sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) assays routinely used to help exclude or diagnose acute myocardial infarction…
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High Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Tests for Acute Myocardial Infarction May be Flawed
High sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) assays routinely used to help exclude or diagnose acute myocardial infarction... -
Transferred Emergency General-Surgery Patients Arrive Sicker
Transferred emergency general surgery (EGS) patients have slightly higher mortality and morbidity rates, compared with directly admitted... -
Similar Outcomes of Cervical-Artery Dissection With Antiplatelet, Anticoagulation Therapy
Outcomes in the first year after cervical-artery dissection are similar with antiplatelet or anticoagulation therapy, according to...
Transferred Emergency General-Surgery Patients Arrive Sicker
Transferred emergency general surgery (EGS) patients have slightly higher mortality and morbidity rates, compared with directly admitted…
Similar Outcomes of Cervical-Artery Dissection With Antiplatelet, Anticoagulation Therapy
Outcomes in the first year after cervical-artery dissection are similar with antiplatelet or anticoagulation therapy, according to…
Prediction Rule Identifies Febrile Infants at Low Risk for Serious Bacterial Infection
Researchers have developed and validated a clinical prediction rule that can help identify febrile infants age 60…
Bagging While Waiting to Intubate Found Safe in Recent Study
Bagging patients for 60 seconds while waiting to intubate dramatically reduces the odds of low oxygen levels…
Antibiotics Provide No Added Benefit in Severe Asthma Flares
Patients hospitalized for asthma exacerbation often receive antibiotic therapy but this provides no additional benefit, according to…
Rising Readmission Rates for Children with Complex Chronic Conditions
Pediatric hospitalization rates in the US declined between 2010 and 2016, but readmission rates increased, especially among…
AHA Initiative Boosts Quality of Care for STEMI
Quality of care for patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has improved in hospitals participating in the…
Intoxication from Synthetic-Cannabinoid-Receptor Agonists Often Missed
Nearly half of patients with suspected synthetic-cannabinoid-receptor agonist (SCRA) intoxication test negative for an SCRA, and many…
Research Shows Ambulance Equipment Contaminated with MRSA
Ambulance oxygen tanks are likely to carry methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a small U.S. study suggests, pointing…
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With regard to state legislative activity regulating the opioid prescribing practices of emergency physicians, which of the following wouId you support? Check all that apply.
- Restrictions on duration (36%, 229 Votes)
- Restrictions of quantity (34%, 219 Votes)
- Mandatory checking of prescription drug monitoring systems for all opioid prescriptions from the ED (30%, 194 Votes)
Total Voters: 367
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