Research and Reviews in the Fastlane 175

LITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog LITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blog Welcome to the 175th edition of Research and Reviews in the Fastlane. R&R in the Fastlane is a free resource that harnesses the power of social media to allow some of the best and brightest emergency medicine and critical care clinicians from all over the world tell us what they think is worth reading from the published literature. This edition contains 4 recommended reads. The R&R Editorial Team includes Jeremy Fried, Nudrat Rashid,  Justin Morgenstern and, of course, Chris Nickson. Find more R&R in the Fastlane reviews in the R&R Archive, read more about the R&R project or check out the full list of R&R contributors This Edition’s R&R Hall of Famer Emergency Medicine Miner JR et al. Hunger and Food Insecurity among Patients in an Urban Emergency Department. West J Emerg Med 2013. PMID: 23687545 Social determinants of health adversely affect patient health and increase utilization of health institutions, especially emergency services. The prevalence of hunger and/or food insecurity is under-recognized in ED populations, especially in urban safety-net hospitals. This fact may adversely affect ability to create health among socially disadvantaged populations. It’s simply not enough to ask if your patient is taking their medications as prescribed but rather to search out the reasons for...
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