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Supply of board-certified emergency physicians unlikely to meet projected needs
Dec 17, 2008 |
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The number of physicians with board certification in emergency medicine is unlikely to meet the staffing needs of U.S. emergency departments in the foreseeable future, if ever; according to a study from a research team based ...
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CT: The first-line imaging choice of physicians for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Computed tomography (CT), a highly accurate, readily available medical imaging technique, is the overwhelmingly preferred technique of emergency physicians and radiologists for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE), according ...
Emergency care lagging in Katrina recovery
Aug 24, 2006 |
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Emergency physicians say medical response systems in areas most affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita are still struggling to recover.
New mathematical model more accurately diagnoses acute heart failure in emergency rooms
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital have developed the first mathematical model in cardiology and emergency medicine to more quickly and reliably diagnose acute heart failure (AHF) in emergency room patients. Research findings ...
Emergency physician judgment on chest pain patients syncs with their outcomes
Aug 04, 2009 |
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Emergency physicians should trust their judgment when evaluating patients who report with chest pain symptoms, said a group of researchers led by Abhinav Chandra, M.D., at Duke University Medical Center.
Education may improve hospital prescription rate of emergency contraception to teens
Mar 05, 2009 |
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Many doctors don't offer emergency contraception pills to adolescents who may benefit from them during emergency department visits because of misinformation about how the medicine works, according to a study by The Children's ...
Vast majority of physicians satisfied with hospital chaplain services
Oct 26, 2009 |
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A national survey of physicians' experience with hospital chaplains found that the vast majority of doctors were satisfied with the spiritual services provided. Physicians in the Northeast and those with a dim view of religion's ...
New doctors, teaching physicians disagree about essential medical procedures to learn
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Physicians teaching at medical schools and doctors who have just completed their first year out of medical school disagree about which procedures are necessary to learn before graduating, according to a new survey done by ...
Computer-aided system effectively detects and measures pneumothoraces in chest trauma patients
Mar 04, 2009 |
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A new computer-aided method used with MDCT to detect and measure pneumothoraces in trauma patients helps physicians make quicker and more accurate decisions in busy emergency room settings, according to a study performed ...
Personal disaster preparedness
Jan 22, 2009 |
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A recent survey by Medical College of Wisconsin researchers of over 1,800 patients seen in the Froedtert Hospital Emergency Department revealed that Metro Milwaukee residents may not personally be as well prepared for disasters ...
Stroke victim awarded $11.7 million
Jun 24, 2007 |
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A California jury awarded $11.7 million to a man who sustained brain damage from a stroke after an infection was left untreated.
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