Alcohol Use Disorder: Screening Tools and Medications in the ED
How to screen for AUD and start naltrexone or other medications to reduce cravings and break the cycle of problematic drinking.
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Alcohol Use Disorder: Screening Tools and Medications in the ED
How to screen for AUD and start naltrexone or other medications to reduce cravings and break the cycle of problematic drinking. -
Screening Tool Helps Docs Evaluate Patients at High Risk of Suicide
Identify imminent suicide risk in patients who deny intent using a model focused on autonomic states and key markers. -
Doctors: Sharing Our Personal Health Stories Can Save a Life
As a 47-year-old woman in medicine, I am accustomed to the balancing act we perform regarding our...
Screening Tool Helps Docs Evaluate Patients at High Risk of Suicide
Identify imminent suicide risk in patients who deny intent using a model focused on autonomic states and key markers.
Doctors: Sharing Our Personal Health Stories Can Save a Life
As a 47-year-old woman in medicine, I am accustomed to the balancing act we perform regarding our…
CDC, Emory University Set Up Sites to Check Coronavirus Symptoms Online
Americans worried about their exposure to coronavirus can check their symptoms with two new screening tools online….
Spotting and Reporting Child Neglect Cases
The Case EMS brings a 2-year-old female to the emergency department with concern for hypothermia and malnutrition…
Federal Government Declares Emergency Physicians Incapable of Performing Medical Screening Exam for Psychiatric Patients in AnMed Lawsuit
There is no EMTALA issue in emergency medicine more difficult, more confusing, or more risk-prone than managing…
Prevalence of VTE in Syncope Patients Low; Routine Testing Unwarranted
Less than 2 percent of patients hospitalized with syncope have venous thromboembolism (VTE), hint results of a…
Pediatric Emergency Departments Should Screen for Sexually Transmitted Infections
Screening for sexually transmitted infections in a pediatric emergency department (PED) could help identify those who are…