Articles Tagged With: testing
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How Certain is a Negative Echocardiogram for Excluding Infective Endocarditis?
Applying the proposed strict negative criteria for infective endocarditis (IE) on the first echocardiogram indicated this approach largely prevented unnecessary repeat tests unless clinically indicated for continued suspicion of IE.
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Understanding Each COVID-19 Test’s Strengths and Weaknesses
Considering that testing over multiple days is not practical in the ED, clinicians with access to relatively rapid RT-PCR testing probably will opt for the more sensitive test. However, the antigen test offers a good option to urgent care centers or EDs that lack access to a sophisticated lab.
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Supreme Court Upholds Healthcare Vaccine Mandate
Hospitals still struggling to fully vaccinate workers received good news on Jan. 13 when the Supreme Court ruled the federal government can enforce its mandate that healthcare workers receive COVID-19 vaccine unless granted medical or religious exemptions. But the court effectively nullified the federal mandate that employers with at least 100 workers mandate COVID-19 vaccination or weekly testing.
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Biden to Send Military Aid to Struggling Hospitals, Millions of COVID-19 Tests to American Homes
The White House has announced its plan to respond to the omicron variant ahead of a possible winter case surge.
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AAP Recommends Routine HIV Screening, Prevention for All Teens, At-Risk Youth
The organization advises pediatricians to create safe spaces that allow frank discussions of sensitive topics.
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Resistance Erodes Standard Treatment for Pneumonia
These data suggest community-acquired pneumonia CAP therapy may no longer be relevant for many patients with CAP, and the required use of the current CAP bundle with limited antibacterial therapy choices should be re-assessed.
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Overdiagnosis of Chronic Kidney Disease in the Elderly
Older patients experience a physiological decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate. However, if the same levels are used to define chronic kidney disease for all adults, older patients not at a higher risk for kidney failure might still be classified with the disease.
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Cardiology, Stroke Malpractice Cases Involve ED Providers’ Communication Gaps
Cutting corners with poor communication can lead to devastating patient outcomes.
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Legal Exposure Regarding Recurrent Low-Risk Chest Pain
The most important actions an emergency physician can take are to gather a thorough medical history and correctly interpret the ECG.
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Updated Guidelines on Recurrent, Low-Risk Chest Pain Fill in Some Treatment Gaps
Eight specific recommendations can help emergency providers make good decisions for patients who have visited the ED and undergone a diagnostic workup that showed no evidence of coronary stenosis, only to return with similar complaints within 12 months.