Atypical symptoms in emergency department patients with urosepsis challenge current urinary tract infection management guidelines
Acad Emerg Med. 2024 Apr 25. doi: 10.1111/acem.14914. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38661262 | DOI:10.1111/acem.14914 (Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing)
Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - April 25, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Brett Biebelberg Iain E Kehoe Hui Zheng Abigail O'Connell Michael R Filbin Thomas Heldt Andrew T Reisner Source Type: research
Acute pleurisy mimicking neck pain in a young volleyball player: a case report
CONCLUSION: This case report highlights the importance of screening for serious pathology in direct access physiotherapy, irrespective of a prior physician consultation.PMID:38661029 | DOI:10.1080/09593985.2024.2336103 (Source: Pain Physician)
Source: Pain Physician - April 25, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Gabriele Giannotta Virginia Lillo Matteo Cioeta Filippo Maselli Giuseppe Giovannico John Heick Source Type: research
Viral Myositis in an Eight-Year-Old
Cureus. 2024 Mar 25;16(3):e56887. doi: 10.7759/cureus.56887. eCollection 2024 Mar.ABSTRACTBenign acute childhood myositis (BACM) is a pediatric syndrome characterized by mild self-limiting sudden onset of muscle pain during or following recovery from a viral illness. The case discussed in this report is of an eight-year-old female diagnosed with the common cold after presenting to her primary care physician. Five days later, the patient presented to the emergency department with lower extremity pain. The patient was sent home with supportive care and mild analgesics. Twelve hours later, the patient was seen again in the em...
Source: Pain Physician - April 25, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Micah Pippin William Stansbury Praveen Budde Source Type: research
Revisiting the Use of Deep Temporalis Fascia Grafts in Ophthalmology
CONCLUSIONS: DTF graft is a highly versatile graft that can be easily harvested. New indications for DTF grafts may include the repair of radiotherapy-induced scleral necrosis, the creation of oculomotor tendon and the temporary packing of large ocular tissue loss in an emergency context. Further studies with a longer follow-up are needed to confirm our preliminary results.PMID:38661124 | DOI:10.1080/08820538.2024.2346756 (Source: Seminars in Ophthalmology)
Source: Seminars in Ophthalmology - April 25, 2024 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Elena Razlog Alexandre Denoyer Stephanie Baillif Carl Arndt Xavier Dubernard Jean-Pierre Caujolle Sacha Nahon-Esteve Arnaud Martel Source Type: research
Trends in Suspected Opioid Drug Overdose Events in Emergency Medical Service Encounters in South Carolina, 2019-2022
CONCLUSIONS: Monitoring trends in suspected opioid drug overdoses allows decision makers to adjust resources and programs for overdose response and is essential for local coordinated response. Continued monitoring of trends is needed for an equitable response to prevent opioid drug overdoses.PMID:38659370 | DOI:10.1177/00333549241238697 (Source: Public Health Reports)
Source: Public Health Reports - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Marco Tori Christina Galardi Source Type: research
Bios-Ethics and the Bios Emergency: Finding the Real Work
This article presents a case for transforming traditional bioethics into "Bios-ethics." This exposition relies on three propositions: (1) the climate emergency is the "Bios emergency"; (2) in the Bios emergency, bioethics must be replaced by Bios-ethics; and (3) the top and overwhelming priority of Bios-ethics is to address the Bios emergency. Biocentrism, habitat, and environmental ethics are discussed in light of their contribution to the development of Bios-ethics, and potential lines of research in Bios-ethics are outlined. The urgency of undertaking substantive conceptual and practical innovations in response to our c...
Source: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine - April 25, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: David Schenck Source Type: research
Herd Immunity: History, Concepts, and Ethical Rationale
This article provides a conceptual framework tailored to uncover the ethical rationale behind such strategies. Clarity on this issue is important in order to facilitate the terms of the political debate when tackling future health emergencies.PMID:38662008 | DOI:10.1353/pbm.2023.0003 (Source: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine)
Source: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine - April 25, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Davide Vecchi Giorgio Airoldi Source Type: research
2020: < em > what COVID taught us about women in medicine < /em >
Perspect Biol Med. 2023;66(3):461-467. doi: 10.1353/pbm.2023.a902038.ABSTRACTAs Vice Chair of Clinical Services of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado, I choose to work where clinical services need most attention. As a woman, I want to show up where we can be seen and show up in the best possible way. Just as COVID began, I found myself doing clinical shifts in the newly created psychiatry emergency room. I became part of a front-line team, where "I" became "We," facing an unknown enemy. Not only was my work life upended, but my personal life was too, as I rushed to help my daughter, a medical student, care for her so...
Source: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine - April 25, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Alison M Heru Source Type: research
Strategies to Improve Emergency Transitions from Long-Term Care Facilities: A Scoping Review
DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Mixed or non-significant results prevent us from recommending (or discouraging) any interventions. Given the complexity of these transitions and the need to create sustainable improvement strategies, future research should describe strategies used to embed innovations in care contexts and to measure both implementation and intervention success.PMID:38661440 | DOI:10.1093/geront/gnae036 (Source: The Gerontologist)
Source: The Gerontologist - April 25, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Kaitlyn Tate Greta Cummings Frode Jacobsen Gayle Halas Graziella Van den Bergh Rashmi Devkota Shovana Shrestha Malcolm Doupe Source Type: research
Time Savings and Safety of EMS Administration of Antibiotics for Open Fractures
CONCLUSIONS: EMS clinicians were able to safely administer antibiotics to patients with open fractures a median of 15 minutes before arrival at the hospital, and 99 percent of the patients receiving antibiotics had them administered within one hour of EMS dispatch. EMS administration of antibiotics may be a safe way to increase compliance with recommendations for early antibiotic administration for open fractures.PMID:38661320 | DOI:10.1080/10903127.2024.2347291 (Source: Rural Remote Health)
Source: Rural Remote Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Rural Health Authors: Alexander D Muniz Dominic J Gregorio Scott A Studebaker Aaron M Peth Cole G Camacho Bilie Williams Douglas F Kupas Lawrence H Brown Source Type: research
Time Savings and Safety of EMS Administration of Antibiotics for Open Fractures
CONCLUSIONS: EMS clinicians were able to safely administer antibiotics to patients with open fractures a median of 15 minutes before arrival at the hospital, and 99 percent of the patients receiving antibiotics had them administered within one hour of EMS dispatch. EMS administration of antibiotics may be a safe way to increase compliance with recommendations for early antibiotic administration for open fractures.PMID:38661320 | DOI:10.1080/10903127.2024.2347291 (Source: Prehospital Emergency Care)
Source: Prehospital Emergency Care - April 25, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Alexander D Muniz Dominic J Gregorio Scott A Studebaker Aaron M Peth Cole G Camacho Bilie Williams Douglas F Kupas Lawrence H Brown Source Type: research
Acute pleurisy mimicking neck pain in a young volleyball player: a case report
CONCLUSION: This case report highlights the importance of screening for serious pathology in direct access physiotherapy, irrespective of a prior physician consultation.PMID:38661029 | DOI:10.1080/09593985.2024.2336103 (Source: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice)
Source: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - April 25, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Gabriele Giannotta Virginia Lillo Matteo Cioeta Filippo Maselli Giuseppe Giovannico John Heick Source Type: research
Trajectories of health-related quality of life following road trauma: Latent growth mixture modeling across a 12-month cohort study
CONCLUSIONS: This study highlighted the heterogeneity of HRQoL trajectories following RT injury and the importance of considering differences between characteristics of survivors. In addition to injury type and severity, outcome is related to demographic factors, pre-injury health and pre-injury psychological factors.PMID:38663274 | DOI:10.1016/j.aap.2024.107574 (Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention.)
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - April 25, 2024 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Somayeh Momenyan Herbert Chan Shannon Erdelyi Lulu X Pei Leona K Shum Lina Jae John Taylor John A Staples Stirling Bryan Jeffrey R Brubacher Source Type: research
Factors Associated with Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Services in a Medicaid Managed Care Pediatric Population
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2024;35(1):79-93.ABSTRACTEarly and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) services is a Medicaid benefit for children that addresses their health problems before they become advanced, debilitating, and expensive. We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of pediatric beneficiaries (newborn to younger than 21 years) enrolled in a Medicaid managed care organization to examine the factors associated with EPSDT screening services completion. We obtained 2018 administrative claims data for beneficiaries continuously enrolled for a minimum of 90 days (n=156,108). Complet...
Source: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Shamly Austin Zo Ramamonjiarivelo DeLawnia Comer-HaGans Yuan Zhang Source Type: research
The USCENTCOM Walking Blood Bank Performance Benchmark and Anticipated Benefit of Universal Low Titer Type O Screening
Am Surg. 2024 Apr 25:31348241248798. doi: 10.1177/00031348241248798. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe walking blood bank (WBB) is a system for emergency blood acquisition from nearby donors if a patient's blood needs exceed the immediate supply. USCENTCOM medical units will perform a walking blood bank if immediate blood requirements exceed the local supply. A benchmark WBB performance time was needed to provide a training goal for military WBB exercises. An expeditionary WBB performance time benchmark was created from prospective measurements of USCENTCOM medical unit performance times over 9 months. The mean total time,...
Source: The American Surgeon - April 25, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Andrew Hall Alexander Alba Cara Olsen Nicholas Greene Kasey Hales Darienne DeWalt Brendon Drew Ryan Comes Matthew Hanson Source Type: research
