Journal ArticleAdvanced emergency nursing journal · November 2025
Diaphragmatic injuries are uncommon but are associated with high mortality rates in acute and chronic presentations. Mortality increases with complications of diaphragmatic hernia, which include strangulated bowel, perforation, and peritonitis. Traumatic d ...
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Journal ArticleJ Emerg Med · October 2025
BACKGROUND: Pseudoaneurysm is one complication of type A aortic dissection (TAAD) arch repair. It occurs in 10-24% of patients after TAAD repair and typically warrants elective operative intervention in hemodynamically stable patients. CASE REPORT: We pres ...
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Journal ArticleAm J Emerg Med · July 2025
BACKGROUND: Blood culture (BCx) diagnostic stewardship is essential for reducing unnecessary treatments, minimizing false-positive results, and improving patient outcomes and hospital resource utilization. The objective of this study was to compare the eff ...
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Journal ArticleAm J Infect Control · September 2024
OBJECTIVE: Blood cultures (BCx) are important for selecting appropriate antibiotic treatment. Ordering BCx for conditions with a low probability of bacteremia has limited utility, thus improved guidance for ordering BCx is needed. Inpatient studies have im ...
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Journal ArticleOpen Forum Infectious Diseases · November 27, 2023
AbstractBackgroundBlood cultures (BCx) are commonly ordered for patients at low risk of bacteremia. Liberal ordering can increase fals ...
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Chapter · February 5, 2022
Organized by body system, this text provides the in-depth, head-to-toe foundation you'll need as you prepare to move into clinical practice. ...
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Chapter · February 5, 2022
Organized by body system, this text provides the in-depth, head-to-toe foundation you'll need as you prepare to move into clinical practice. ...
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Chapter · January 10, 2019
The text consists of over 900 multiple-choice questions, organized into 20 chapters covering topics such as gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and nervous system emergencies, as well as various disorders. ...
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Chapter · December 25, 2018
Includes both common and infrequently encountered procedures Important evidence-based recommendations throughout Helpful pedagogy includes key information, cautions, and important facts highlighted in bold The techniques presented in this ... ...
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Journal ArticlePrehospital and disaster medicine · June 2018
BackgroundNeedle thoracostomy (NT) is a common prehospital intervention for patients in extremis or cardiac arrest due to trauma. The purpose of this study is to compare outcomes, efficacy, and complications after a change in policy related to NT ...
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Journal ArticleJournal of Student-Run Clinics · August 22, 2017
Background: Chronic diabetes management is challenging in any clinic. A quality improvement study addressed the barriers affecting diabetic foot examination rates in a student-run clinic. Methods: Between February 1, 2013 and December 31, 2015, pr ...
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