Emergency Medicine

ED Visit for Substance Use With Psychosis Increases Risk for Schizophrenia Diagnosis

Oct 13, 2023

THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Emergency department visits for substance use are...

ED Visit Rate for Assault 4.5 Visits Per 1,000 People Per Year

Oct 13, 2023

THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The emergency department visit rate for assault...

Can Asking Emergency Physicians WYHDSD Make a Difference to Identify the Errors in ED?

Oct 12, 2023

The following is a summary of “Can Asking Emergency Physicians Whether or Not They Would Have Done...

Black Children With Asthma More Likely to Receive Bronchodilators From EMS

Oct 12, 2023

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black children receiving emergency medical...

FDA Warns of Dangers of Compounded Ketamine for Psychiatric Use

Oct 12, 2023

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning...

Four in 10 Adults Cite Long Wait Times in ED Due to Boarding

Oct 12, 2023

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than four in 10 adults would delay or avoid...

Bilateral Emboli and Highest HR Predict ED Admission in Acute Low-Risk PE

Oct 11, 2023

The following is a summary of “Bilateral Emboli and Highest Heart Rate Predict...

Screening in Emergency Department Could ID Previously Unrecognized Diabetes

Oct 11, 2023

TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Screening for type 2 diabetes (T2D) or prediabetes...

AI Tool Similar to Radiologists for Interpreting Chest Radiographs

Oct 11, 2023

TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An artificial intelligence (AI) tool for...

Internal Validation and Development of an Admission Intensity Measure for Emergency Departments Using National Data

Oct 10, 2023

The following is a summary of “Development and Internal Validation of an Emergency...

Influential Factors on Pain Management in Adults with Acute Appendicitis Diagnosis in the ED

Oct 9, 2023

The following is a summary of “Factors that affect pain management in adults diagnosed with acute appendicitis in the emergency department: A retrospective study,” published in the September 2023 issue of Emergency...

Burnout Increasing Among Physicians in the United States

Oct 9, 2023

FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The physician burnout rate in the United States is...

Determining NT-proBNP Cut-off Value to Exclude Heart Failure in AF Patients

Oct 6, 2023

The following is a summary of “NT-proBNP cut-off value for ruling out heart failure in...

Pediatric Case Fatality Rates Increased From 2011 to 2021

Oct 6, 2023

THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pediatric case fatality rates have increased over...

70 Million ‘Slime Licker’ Candies Recalled Due to Choking Risk

Oct 6, 2023

THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Candy Dynamics Inc. said Thursday it is recalling...

More Than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente Union Workers Go on Strike

Oct 5, 2023

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Health care workers who serve millions of...

Chatbots Generate Mostly Accurate Information to Medical Queries

Oct 5, 2023

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Chatbots generate mostly accurate information to...

Utility of D-dimer Measurement Regardless of Time Since Onset of AAS Symptoms

Oct 4, 2023

The following is a summary of “D-dimer measurement is useful irrespective of time from the onset of acute aortic syndrome symptoms,” published in the September 2023 issue of Emergency Medicine by Otani, et al. In...