Emergency Medicine
Home Emergency Medicine
Initial Hospital Contact for Alcohol Issues Predicts Cirrhosis
Alcoholic cirrhosis risk highest for patients aged 40 to 59 years, for those with harmful use, dependence
Rising Rx, ER Prices Pushing U.S. Health Care Spending Up
Prescription drugs are the fastest growing expense, report shows
Discussing Opioid Risks With Patients Reduces Misuse
Sixty percent lower rate of saving of pills among patients who talked to their doctor about risks
Computer Order Entry System Ups Antimicrobial Policy Compliance
After introduction of system, improvement seen in surveillance, compliance, approvals
Four ER Visits for Adverse Drug Events Per 1,000 People
Anticoagulants, antibiotics, diabetes agents implicated in estimated 46.9 percent of ER visits
Playing ‘Choking Game’ Alone Can Indicate Heightened Suicide Risk
Teens who tried this game alone almost five times more likely to contemplate suicide
Retail Clinics Don’t Reduce ER Visits for Minor Ailments
Many patients still rely on the emergency department for help with minor health problems
Mortality Risk Up for Hospital Patients With Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia, either with insulin or spontaneous, linked to increased short- and long-term mortality
CT Measures Can Accurately Identify Stroke Onset
Holds implications for guiding thrombolysis use when time of stroke onset unknown
ASN: Acid Suppression Therapy Linked to Kidney Stones, CKD
Two studies show increased risk of kidney stones with PPI, H2 blocker use; CKD with PPI use
