Predicting Stroke Risk in Patients With ACS
Clinical outcomes after stroke can be devastating and include high risks of mortality and severe...
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Clinical outcomes after stroke can be devastating and include high risks of mortality and severe...
Read MoreJan 20, 2014
A couple of months ago, a post called “Everything’s my fault: How a surgeon says...
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis affecting older adults in the United...
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The top features from 2013 covered physician burnout; pneumonia; guidelines for...
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Purdue researchers have found that a boxing workout routine can help slow the progression of...
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In 2010, COPD surpassed stroke to become the third leading cause of death in the United States,...
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deteriorate is a challenge faced by many emergency physicians. Comparing these patients who die or...
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The Particulars: National data indicate that sepsis accounts for more than 1 million cases, nearly 200,000 deaths, and $16.4 billion in healthcare costs annually in the United States. However, early identification of sepsis...
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The Particulars: Studies show that telemedicine is increasingly being used during critical care...
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The Particulars: Inadequate communication between emergency and critical care team providers has...
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The Particulars: Research suggests that the incidence of trigeminal neuralgia (TN) increases with age. Studies indicate that the average life expectancy is gradually increasing in the United States. However, current national...
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About 50% to 70% of fibromyalgia patients have a lifetime history of depression, many of whom take...
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A reader asks: We had an independent nurse evaluate us for upcoming JCAHO [Joint Commission on...
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Reimbursement rates for out-of-network hospitals are likely to become a major issue when health...
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About 16% of all colorectal surgical patients on Medicare are readmitted to the hospital within 30...
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Back in September, I blogged about a case of a man in Tennessee who was sedated, intubated, and placed on a ventilator without his consent so that an emergency physician could perform a rectal exam looking for drugs. The court...
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