Emergency Medicine

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...