Antibiotics May Not Help Children With Suspected Pneumonia
Outcomes do not differ for those with suspected CAP discharged from the ED with or without antibiotic Rx
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Emergency Medicine
Many Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities Involve Low Blood Alcohol
States with more restrictive alcohol policies have lower odds of lower blood alcohol-concentration MVCs
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Temporal Changes in Fibrinolysis following Injury.
Trauma patients present to the emergency department with a spectrum of fibrinolytic activity. This...
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Excess Mortality Observed for Older Adults With BP Below 130/80 mm Hg
Mortality risk lower for SBPs of 150 to 159 mm Hg versus 130 to 139 mm Hg for nonfrail, frail elderly
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Acute alcohol intoxication as a confounding factor for mild traumatic brain injury.
Acute alcohol intoxication is universally considered a risk factor for traumatic brain injury...
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Characterizing Emergency Department Visits in Patients With Cancer
Adults with cancer commonly present to the emergency department (ED) seeking relief from poorly...
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Antimicrobial Stewardship & Sepsis – A Great Debate
The following was originally posted by Kelly Cawcutt, MD, to the University of Nebraska Medical...
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Opioid Use After ED Visits for Acute Pain
While the frequency of short-term side effects of opioids are well-known, the long-term risks of...
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Comparing PCI Approaches for Cardiogenic Shock
Previous studies indicate that early revascularization appears to reduce mortality among patients...
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Prescription Medications Can Be Found on Craigslist
Advertisements found for insulin and albuterol, with analog insulin the most commonly advertised product
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Coronavirus cases in China’s Hubei fall for second day, Apple and markets feel impact
By Ryan Woo and Stephanie Nebehay BEIJING/GENEVA (Reuters) – New coronavirus cases in the...
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Japan plans HIV drug trials to fight coronavirus as Diamond Princess cases rise
By Sakura Murakami and Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan plans to start trials of HIV...
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Unusual cases part 5: Don’t put your feet on the dashboard
The Daily Mail reported a woman in Wales had her feet on the dashboard when the car she was riding...
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U.S. Life Expectancy to Reach 85 by 2060
Census Bureau predicts life expectancy will increase by about six years between 2017 and 2060
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#PWChat Recap: Novel Coronavirus – What You Need to Know
The latest installment of the #PWChat series centered around what healthcare professionals and the...
Read MoreSubconcussive Head Impacts May Affect Neuro-Ophthalmologic Function
Soccer kicking group performed faster than heading group on tests at zero, two, 24 hours after intervention
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Patients’ Perspectives on High Hospital Use
Evidence indicates that a small portion of hospitalized patients comprises a majority of...
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Heroin Use Almost Doubled from 2002-2018
800,000 U.S. adults surveyed; prevalence of heroin use increased from 0.17 to 0.32 percent
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Coronavirus deaths in China top 1,000 as investors seek safety in gold, dollars
By Shivani Singh and Stephanie Nebehay BEIJING/GENEVA (Reuters) – The death toll in China...
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China to allow in U.S. health experts as virus shows no sign of slowing
(This Feb. 3 story corrects paragraph six to show possible cut could be 500,000 bpd, not one...
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