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When Do Older Adults Need CT in the ED After a Fall?

Medscape Medical News December 4, 2023

A new decision rule could help emergency physicians identify which older adults need CT imaging for head injuries after a fall.
Pediatric Mental Health Crisis Soared in NYC During Pandemic

Medscape Medical News November 6, 2023
Enhanced Nasal Suction Makes Little Difference in Infant Bronchiolitis

Medscape Medical News November 6, 2023

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FDA OKs Iptacopan to Treat Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

Medscape Medical News December 6, 2023
How’s the Food? Rate Your Hospital Cafeteria

Medscape Reader Polls December 5, 2023
MDMA Therapy for Loneliness? Researchers Say It Could Work

Medscape Medical News December 5, 2023
Rapid Access Clinics Help People With Opioid Use Disorder

Medscape Medical News December 5, 2023
Sleep Disorders Linked to Increased Mortality in Epilepsy

Medscape Medical News December 5, 2023
How the New Outbreak in China Is Hitting Clinics Elsewhere

Medscape Medical News December 4, 2023
No Benefit of Levothyroxine in Heart Donors

Medscape Medical News December 4, 2023
An ED Nurse Crosses Busy Freeway to Save a Life

Medscape Medical News December 4, 2023

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Wide Complex Tachycardia: SVT or VT?

Viewpoint October 17, 2023

Treat all WCTs as ventricular tachycardia and you'll save lives.
Alarming Surge in Liquid Nicotine Toxicity in Kids

Commentary September 5, 2023

Drs Robert Glatter and Ryan Marino discuss the hidden dangers, symptoms, interventions, and urgent need for awareness in this alarming public health issue with nearly 7000 reported incidents.
When Does a Bicarb Drip Make Sense?

Viewpoint September 1, 2023
'Decapitated' Boy Saved by Surgery Team

Commentary September 1, 2023

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Nurses' Perceptions of Obstacles to End-of-Life Care

American Journal of Critical Care December 6, 2023
Provider Knowledge of Pneumococcal Vaccine Recommendations

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report November 15, 2023
Outbreak of Locally Acquired Mosquito-Transmitted Malaria

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report November 13, 2023
Drug Overdose Deaths With Evidence of Counterfeit Pill Use

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report November 10, 2023
To Stent or Not to Stent in Ischemic Heart Failure

ACC.org November 8, 2023
Updates in the Early Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons November 7, 2023

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Skill Checkup: A Woman With Breathlessness, Fatigue, and Agitation

Skill Checkup December 6, 2023

A 72-year-old woman presents with breathlessness, extreme fatigue, and weakness, and can be heard wheezing. She is also highly agitated and is sweating profusely. How would you manage this patient?
Fast Five Quiz: Severe Asthma

Fast Five Quiz December 6, 2023
Fast Five Quiz: Obesity Medications

Fast Five Quiz December 6, 2023
Fast Five Quiz: COPD Maintenance Therapy

Fast Five Quiz December 4, 2023

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