A report from the Institute of Medicine, available at www.iom.edu, identifies several tools that should reduce complexity of care as well as costs for the nation’s healthcare system. The report discusses computing power,...
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Depending on a patient’s comorbidities and history of prior cerebrovascular events, the rate of...
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Hospital-based EDs are increasingly overburdened throughout the United States, resulting in a...
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The prevalence of unrecognized myocardial infarction (MI) by cardiac MRI appears to be higher than...
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Any degree of measurable albuminuria appears to bear significant cardiovascular risk among...
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At values well within the normal range, white blood cell (WBC) count appears to be an independent...
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The United States Preventive Services Task Force has release a recommendation statement on...
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Among elderly patients, cytomegalovirus (CMV) appears to be significantly associated with various...
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[sam id=”4″ codes=”true”]In recent years, more pharmacologic agents and...
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PRESS RELEASE FROM THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION: Adults age 65 and older are more likely to...
Read MoreIt happened again. I was talking to a particularly sick patient recently who related another bad experience with a specialist. “He came in and started spouting that he was busy saving someone’s life in the ER, and then he didn’t...
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A national study of 2008-2009 data regarding availability of ED preventive services indicates that...
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Researchers in Denmark have found that the risk of first-time hospitalization for pneumonia...
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A Canadian investigation of more than 8,000 patients who underwent major elective non-cardiac...
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Among eligible patients, those who undergo implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)...
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Implementing a policy in which prophylactic antibiotics are administered within 1 hour before...
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Antibiotics appear to be over-prescribed in the ED for cases of acute bronchitis, according to a...
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Heart failure (HF) is among the leading causes of hospitalization in the United States, afflicting...
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Alcohol problems are prevalent in EDs nationwide, often manifesting when individuals seek medical...
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Nearly one in four people with diabetes reported stroke symptoms in a study of more than 25,000...
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