Emergency Department Screening Detects Prediabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
Only 25% of patients who were identified self-reported having been diagnosed with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes.
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Emergency Department Preparedness Cuts Mortality Risk in Children
Emergency departments in highest quartile of pediatric readiness had lower in-hospital mortality among injured and medically ill children.
Clinical Challenge: Spots on Throat
A woman in her mid-20s presents to the emergency department with a 2-day history of sore throat and fever (102.9 ⁰F). Can you make the diagnosis?
Who May Testify About an NP’s Standard of Care in a Legal Case?
In a medical malpractice case, it is important to remember that the burden of proving that the clinician breached the standard of care is on the plaintiff. When the clinician is an NP, the standard of care should be for NPs not physicians.
How to Improve Health Disparities in Acute Pain Management in Emergency Departments
Retrospective chart review shows health disparities in acute pain management among racial/ethnic minority patients and women in an emergency department.
Clinical Challenge: Ring Finger Pain
A patient in his mid-60s with end-stage renal disease presents to the emergency department with a 4-day history of left ring finger pain and discoloration. Can you make the diagnosis?
Factors Linked to Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Revisits Identified
Psychiatric comorbidities, chemical restraint use, public insurance tied to emergency revisits; substance use disorders associated with lower likelihood of revisits.
Clinical Challenge: Vomiting and Testicle Pain
A patient with a history of HIV presents to the ED with a 3- to 4-week history of vomiting and testicle pain. Can you make the diagnosis?
Clinical Challenge: Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, and Nausea
A woman in her mid-40s presents to the emergency department with a history of nausea and pleuritic-like chest pain. Can you make the diagnosis?
Hypertension Tied to 1 in 8 Emergency Visits for Cardiovascular Issues
Hypertension is one of the top cardiovascular-related diagnoses seen in the emergency department
Clinical Challenge: Generalized Epigastric Pain and Syncope
A woman in her mid-50s presents to the emergency department with a history of nonradiating epigastric pain that began 36 hours ago. The patient notes that the pain has become more generalized. Can you make the diagnosis?
Clinical Challenge: Acute Left Lower Quadrant Pain
A man in his mid-40s comes to the emergency department with left lower quadrant abdominal pain that is getting worse. Can you make the diagnosis?
Simple Questionnaire Helps ED Clinicians Identify Patients for Recovery
The use of the CAGE-AID screening tool in the emergency department was linked to increased referral to an addiction recovery coach for treatment of substance use disorders.
Clinical Challenge: Bilateral Blurry Vision
A man in his late 40s comes to the emergency department with a complaint of blurry vision that lasted for approximately 20 minutes before returning to normal. The loss of focused vision affected both eyes. Can you make the diagnosis?
PAs Surveyed on Emergency Medicine/Urgent Care Practice
Survey of PAs working in emergency medicine and urgent care demonstrates the profession’s significant impact on health care.
Do NP/PA Practice Patterns Lead to Less Resource Use in Emergency Departments?
Researchers examine whether NPs/PAs working independently use more or less low-value care during ED visits than physicians or NPs/PAs working in collaboration with physicians.
Clinical Challenge: Shoulder Injury
A 22-year-old man presents to an emergency department for evaluation of right shoulder pain. Can you make the diagnosis?
IMPAC Outreach Founder Rodney Duckett, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, NREMT-P
Emergency medicine DNP Dr Duckett refused to take no for an answer when navigating his career path and founded the IMPAC Outreach program for youth.
PPE a Must Before Performing CPR During COVID-19, AHA Says
The AHA now says to put on PPE before performing CPR in patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 in cardiac arrest
APRN-Led Simulation Speeds Time to First Shock in ICU
Nursing simulation intervention improves compliance with guidelines on time to first shock in ICU patients with ventricular fibrillation or tachycardia
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