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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