Did Hospitals Violate EMTALA by Failing to Provide Abortion Care?
CMS investigates 2 hospitals for EMTALA violations related to abortion care for a pregnancy-related emergency.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Clinical Challenge: Altered Mental Status
A 72-year-old man with a history of bradycardia and transient ischemic attack (TIA) is transported from a skilled nursing facility for altered mental status. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Man Escorted Out of Hospital Without Being Seen: Is This an EMTALA Violation?
A hit and run victim was escorted out of the emergency department without being seen. Is this an EMTALA violation?
Clinical Challenge: Recurrent Abdominal Pain
A man in his mid-20s presents to the emergency department (ED) with recurrent left upper quadrant and epigastric abdominal pain associated with vomiting. Can you make the diagnosis?
Acute Pain Emergency
Nikki Kean discusses health disparities in acute pain management in emergency departments.
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.
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.
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