Accuracy of Dementia Screening Instruments in Emergency Medicine: A Diagnostic Meta ‐analysis
ConclusionsED ‐based diagnostic research for dementia screening is limited to a few studies using an inadequate criterion standard with variable masking of interpreter's access to the index test and the criterion standard. Standardizing the geriatric ED cognitive assessment methods, measures, and nomenclature i s necessary to reduce uncertainties about diagnostic accuracy, reliability, and relevance in this acute care setting. The AMT‐4 is currently the most accurate ED screening instrument to increase the probability of dementia and the Brief Alzheimer's Screen is the most accurate to decrease the proba bility of deme...
Source: Academic Emergency Medicine - September 17, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Christopher R. Carpenter, Jay Banerjee, Daniel Keyes, Debra Eagles, Linda Schnitker, David Barbic, Susan Fowler, Michael A. LaMantia, J. Stephen Huff Tags: Evidence ‐based Diagnostics Source Type: research

Accuracy of Dementia Screening Instruments in Emergency Medicine – A Diagnostic Meta‐Analysis
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Source: Academic Emergency Medicine - September 17, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Christopher R CarpenterMD MSc , Jay BanerjeeMD , Daniel KeyesMD MPH , Debra EaglesMD MSc , Linda SchnitkerPhD Mnurs Bnurs , David BarbicMD MSc , Susan FowlerMLIS , Michael A LaMantiaMD MPH Source Type: research

Racism is not a factor in door ‐to‐ECG times of patients with symptoms of acute coronary syndrome: A prospective, observational study
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Source: Academic Emergency Medicine - September 17, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Martha H MackayPhD , Pamela A RatnerPhD , Gerry VeenstraPhD , Frank X ScheuermeyerMD MHSc , Maja GrubisicMSc , Krishnan RamanathanMD , Craig MurrayMD , Karin H HumphriesDSc Source Type: research

Moving Beyond Diagnostic Accuracy with Systematic Reviews and Meta ‐Analyses
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Source: Academic Emergency Medicine - September 17, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Shahriar ZehtabchiMD , Daniel Michael FatovichMBBS FACEM PhD Source Type: research

A Social Emergency Medicine Approach to the Implementation of Sexual and Reproductive Health Interventions in the Emergency Department
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Source: Academic Emergency Medicine - September 17, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Andreia B AlexanderMD PhD MPH , Mary A OttMD MA Source Type: research

Neurosurgical Emergencies. By Christopher M. Loftus. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers, 2018; 359 pp; $150 (hardcover).
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Source: Academic Emergency Medicine - September 17, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jill Corbo MD, RDMS , Peter E. Sokolove MD Source Type: research

Bedside End ‐tidal Carbon Dioxide in Evaluation for Pulmonary Embolism
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Source: Academic Emergency Medicine - September 17, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Marianne C. Wallis MD , Matthew D. Wilson MD , Mihriye Mete PhD , Lydia Koroshetz , Rui Soares , Munish Goyal MD , John H. Burton MD Source Type: research

Hot off the Press: SGEM #226 I Want a New Drug – One That Doesn't Cause an Adverse Drug Event
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Source: Academic Emergency Medicine - September 12, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Christopher BondMD , Justin MorgensternMD , Corey HeitzMD , William K. MilneMD Source Type: research

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Academic Emergency Medicine,Volume 25, Issue 9, Page 975-979, September 2018. (Source: Academic Emergency Medicine)
Source: Academic Emergency Medicine - September 11, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

Prospective Validation of Clinical Criteria to Identify Emergency Department Patients at High Risk for Adverse Drug Events
Academic Emergency Medicine,Volume 25, Issue 9, Page 1015-1026, September 2018. (Source: Academic Emergency Medicine)
Source: Academic Emergency Medicine - September 11, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Corinne M. Hohl MD, FRCP(C) , Katherin Badke , Amy Zhao , Maeve E. Wickham MSc , Stephanie A. Woo , Marco L.A. Sivilotti MD, FRCP(C) , Jeffrey J. Perry MD, CCPF(EM) , Richard T. Griffey MD, MPH Source Type: research

Comparison of Emergency Medicine Malpractice Cases Involving Residents to Nonresident Cases
Academic Emergency Medicine,Volume 25, Issue 9, Page 980-986, September 2018. (Source: Academic Emergency Medicine)
Source: Academic Emergency Medicine - September 11, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Kiersten L. Gurley MD , Shamai A. Grossman MD, MS, Margaret Janes JD, RN, C. Winnie Yu ‐Moe MBA, MA, Ellen Song, Carrie D. Tibbles MD, Nathan I. ShapiroMD, MPH,, Carlo L. Rosen MD, Brigitte M. BaumannMD, MSCE Source Type: research

Multicenter Evaluation of the YEARS Criteria in Emergency Department Patients Evaluated for Pulmonary Embolism
Academic Emergency Medicine,Volume 25, Issue 9, Page 987-994, September 2018. (Source: Academic Emergency Medicine)
Source: Academic Emergency Medicine - September 11, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Christopher Kabrhel MD, MPH , Astrid Van Hylckama Vlieg PhD , Alona Muzikanski MS , Adam Singer MD , Gregory J. Fermann MD , Samuel Francis MD , Alex Limkakeng MD , Ann Marie Chang MD , Nicholas Giordano MA , Blair Parry , Michael S. Source Type: research

Issue Information
Academic Emergency Medicine,Volume 25, Issue 9, Page 975-979, September 2018. (Source: Academic Emergency Medicine)
Source: Academic Emergency Medicine - September 11, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

Comparison of Emergency Medicine Malpractice Cases Involving Residents to Nonresident Cases
Academic Emergency Medicine,Volume 25, Issue 9, Page 980-986, September 2018. (Source: Academic Emergency Medicine)
Source: Academic Emergency Medicine - September 11, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Kiersten L. Gurley MD , Shamai A. Grossman MD, MS, Margaret Janes JD, RN, C. Winnie Yu ‐Moe MBA, MA, Ellen Song, Carrie D. Tibbles MD, Nathan I. ShapiroMD, MPH,, Carlo L. Rosen MD, Brigitte M. BaumannMD, MSCE Source Type: research