PDC Healthcare

JANUARY 25, 2023

Frequently Asked Questions Patient ID Wristbands PDC’s laser and thermal wristbands can all be used with any EMR system and work with all leading laser and thermal printers, including PDC Certis™ thermal printers. There are also compatible shield style wristbands that accommodate laser or thermal labels.

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PDC Healthcare

JANUARY 25, 2023

Frequently Asked Questions Patient ID Wristbands PDC’s laser and thermal wristbands can all be used with any EMR system and work with all leading laser and thermal printers, including PDC Certis™ thermal printers. There are also compatible shield style wristbands that accommodate laser or thermal labels.

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The Trauma Pro

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Oftentimes, trauma patients arrive, are not very responsive, and are not carrying an ID. However, our electronic health record systems have a very difficult time with this. To expedite care, most hospitals developed a system of pseudo-names to be used until the patient can be identified. The classic ones were John Doe and Jane Doe.

Blood Transfusions 113

Blood Transfusions Best Practices Hospitals Wellness 113

Mount Sinai EM

APRIL 7, 2023

Skeletal Most commonly thoracolumbar spine, osteomyelitis (Pott’s) Miliary (Disseminated) Wide hematogenous spread, often with multi-organ failure and shock Next steps when you suspect TB: Isolate in negative pressure room Get CXR and quant-gold (culture is definite but won’t come back in ED) Report to public health services Consent for HIV co-testing (..)

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University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

JANUARY 28, 2023

Usie the epanded Denver criteria to help you id. Missing blunt cervical vascular injuries can lead to delayed catastrophic sequela such as stroke. Click to view the rest

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Stroke 40

EMDocs

AUGUST 1, 2023

She recovers and seeks the advice of an attorney who consults both an ED and ID expert before filing a lawsuit. Defense: Both the EM and ID experts for the plaintiff agreed on the following: There was no reason to suspect necrotizing fasciitis at the first visit. The wound looked like a typical insect bite with redness and swelling.

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Patient Safety EMS Hospitals 60

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Management of congenital anomalies of the neck.

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Pediatrics 52

Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

These scams often employ tactics such as caller ID spoofing, where the caller manipulates the displayed phone number to appear legitimate, increasing the chances of success. Implications for HIPAA Compliance For healthcare organizations, vishing scams pose a direct threat to HIPAA compliance and the protection of PHI.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 9, 2024

link] Zafren K, Thurman R, Jones ID. In: Tintinalli JE, Ma O, Yealy DM, Meckler GD, Stapczynski J, Cline DM, Thomas SH. Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e. McGraw Hill; 2020. Accessed August 28, 2022. Marine Dermatitis. In: Knoop KJ, Stack LB, Storrow AB, Thurman R. The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e.

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Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Registration ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT05427838 Results and Conclusion Results A total of 206 participants took part in the study. In the prospective phase, participants interpreted 30 CT head scans during their clinical practice, and their findings and interpretation times were compared to radiology reports. to 83%) and specificity (65.8%

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Emergency Department Radiology Radiology Research 40

Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

This can involve techniques such as caller ID spoofing, where the attacker disguises their phone number to appear as a trusted entity. Cybercriminals impersonate legitimate organizations or individuals and manipulate victims into disclosing personal information or performing specific actions.

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Wellness 52

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 6, 2023

Diagnostic test of choice is TTE with cardiac MRI as gold standard if TTE negative with high clinical suspicion. Mainstay of treatment for LV thrombus is anticoagulation, with mean time to resolution of 103 days.

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Infectious Diseases Pediatrics Fractures Wellness 74

Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

If you have never programmed a remote controller ID into the pump and never programmed the easy bolus option, you are not impacted by this vulnerability. Click here for more details about the recall.

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Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

If you have never programmed a remote controller ID into the pump and never programmed the easy bolus option, you are not impacted by this vulnerability. Click here for more details about the recall.

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Maria Yang, MD

MAY 21, 2023

He was wearing a long white coat and there was a red label on his ID badge that said “Doctor” His eyes smiled at me as he asked, “How is your dad doing?” . “Oh,” she said, “I thought you were a physical therapist.” ” I paused before asking, “May I ask who you think my dad is?

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Hospitals 52

Emergency Medicine Ireland

AUGUST 1, 2022

Diagnosis and management of infections with this bug are a common occurence in the ICU and it behoves us to have a working knowledge of some of the complexities of its investigation and treatment that often fall to our micro or ID colleagues. So accept this for what it is – an intensivists summary of someone else’s expertise.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

JUNE 16, 2023

2012, Article ID 593193, 5 pages, 2012. Haddad, “The Morel-Lavallée Lesion as a Rare Differential Diagnosis for Recalcitrant Bursitis of the Knee: Case Report and Literature Review”, Case Reports in Orthopedics, vol. link] Singh R, Rymer B, Youssef B, Lim J. 2018 Aug 28;15(4):917-921. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2018.08.032.

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Soft Tissue Injuries Dehydration Fractures Operations 152

Emergency Medicine Ireland

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

HIV in the ICU is becoming a bit of a rare beast as the ID docs seem to have it so. HIV in the ICU is becoming a bit of a rare beast as the ID docs seem to have it so well controlled that it becomes a chronic co-morbidity rather than the cause of their presence in the ICU.

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Administration Wellness Hospitals 40

PulmCCM

JUNE 26, 2023

“In medicine, fungi are an afterthought,” said ID doc Andrej Spec at Washington University in St. A one-day delay in diagnosis of invasive candidiasis can double the risk of death , but such delays are typical when cultures are inconclusive and empiric treatments center on covering the far more common bacterial infections.

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Outcomes Hospitals Ultrasounds Wellness 98

American Medical Compliance

JULY 31, 2023

Additionally, the simplest way to do this is for nurses to ask a patient directly for their complete name out loud and, if necessary, to check medical bracelets for ID numbers that match those on the chart.

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Rural Doctors Net

APRIL 26, 2014

Have a listen to the podcast or click HERE to download mp3 [link] …then check out the ArranResilience website & watch the ArranResilience video below

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Emergency Medicine Ireland

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

This is of course the reason we have timely and excellent input from our micro and ID colleagues but what I’ve gleaned suggests that amikacin has a role particularly in those patients carrying the alphabet soup labels of ESBL, KPC etc… Our main concern with these drugs is their toxicity, namely to the kidneys and ears.

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RebelEM

AUGUST 24, 2023

Lax ID, Paniccia M, Agnihotri S, et al. Consensus statement on concussion in sport: the 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport–Amsterdam, October 2022. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2023;57(11):695-711. PMID: 37316210. Developmental and gender influences on executive function following concussion in youth hockey players.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Magnus response: VERY interesting you say that, I sadly do not have follow up ECG or patient ID on this case, so now I cannot check the repeat ECG. Smith comment: This ECG is also consistent with Benign T-wave Inversion. See these multiple cases. At that time I didn't think much about it.

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Hyperthermia / Hypothermia EKG/ECG Wellness Shock 97

Mind The Bleep

DECEMBER 16, 2023

References TravelHealthPro [link] BMJ Best Practice [link] UK national guidelines: [link] Written by: Dr Hermaleigh Townsley – IMT2 Infectious Diseases Reviewed by: Dr Hugh Adler ID/MM – SpR

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Rapid Diagnostic Testing Infectious Diseases Best Practices Seizures 52

PEMBlog

MARCH 27, 2024

So you should consider IEM on your differential, especially when the ID workup is negative. And this is due to buildup of the toxic intermediates of the stalled metabolic pathway. Now the important thing for EM providers to know is that this can mimic the presentation of sepsis.

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Pediatrics Seizures Emergency Department Sepsis 59

EMDocs

JANUARY 11, 2024

ID Management Takeaway: Yes, consider antibiotics for patients treated with temperature management. Give proton pump inhibitor or H2 blockers for stress ulcer prophylaxis per standard indications in the critically ill patient (90.5%, 19/21). In patients receiving EN, stress ulcer prophylaxis may not be necessary (90.5%, 19/21).

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Seizures Shock Infectious Diseases CPR 73

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 10, 2023

Lancet ID 2023; 23(2):e67-71. Lancet ID 2022;22(1):e35-40. Lancet ID 2022; 22(10):1412-14. Chu ECP & Lam KKW. Post-poliomyelitis syndrome. Int Med Case Rep J 2019;12:261-4. Fischer TK et al. The importance of enterovirus surveillance in a post-polio world. Franco-Paredes C et al.

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Seizures Operations Pediatrics Hospitals 75

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Schwartz ID. Recommendations for the Management of Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From a Special Writing Group of the Stroke Council, American Stroke Council. 2001; 32: 1458-1471 Rosati A et al. Efficacy and safety of ketamine in refractory status epilepticus in children. 2012; 79:2355-2358.

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Pediatrics Seizures Stroke Radiology 40

Resus Review

APRIL 23, 2015

There is a standard 15mm ID x 22mm OD adaptor that connects to a BVM or ventilator. You can also use this device as the initial first-line ventilation device (instead of BVM ventilation) for newborns and infants, since it usually provides better ventilation than BMV. The figure below shows a detailed view of the mask.

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PDC Healthcare

APRIL 25, 2024

Children in hospitals often experience anxiety, fear, and discomfort during procedures and even routine checkups. This can lead to distress, resistance, and even safety risks. Traditional methods to manage these challenges can be invasive or have limited effectiveness.

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Pediatrics Hospitals Patient Safety 52

The Trauma Pro

AUGUST 11, 2023

Ensure that an ID or transfusion band is affixed to the patient so that wrong blood products are not given in multiple patient events. Then decide upon the minimum amount of information that the blood bank needs to begin preparing blood products. This usually consists of a name or temporary patient identifier, sex, and location of activation.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

0b013e3182713316 Chong ID, Sandefur BJ, Rimmelin DE, Arbelaez C, Brown CA 3rd, Walls RM, Pallin DJ. Pediatric Endotracheal Intubations for Airway Management in the Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care 28(11): p 1129-1131, November 2012. | DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182713316 Am J Emerg Med. 2014 May;32(5):452-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.01.002.

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PDC Healthcare

JANUARY 29, 2024

Caregivers know that preserving patient safety is instrumental in every hospital. As we enter 2024, new challenges and events in the constantly changing world of healthcare mean that hospital staff must stay up to date with patient safety standards.

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PDC Healthcare

APRIL 2, 2024

Every year the ISBT 128 publishes labeling standards for essential items that hospital lab professionals use, including blood bags. The ISBT 128 is the “global standard for the terminology, identification, coding and labeling of medical products of human origin (including blood, cell, tissue, milk, and organ products).

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Documentation/Coding Hospitals Patient Safety 67

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Today on the emDOCs cast with Brit Long, MD ( @long_brit) , we discuss the controversy of antibiotics for patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis. For more on the ED evaluation of diverticulitis, please see Part 1.

Sepsis 86

Sepsis Best Practices Hospitals Outcomes 86

PDC Healthcare

APRIL 2, 2024

Every year the ISBT 128 publishes labeling standards for essential items that hospital lab professionals use, including blood bags. The ISBT 128 is the “global standard for the terminology, identification, coding and labeling of medical products of human origin (including blood, cell, tissue, milk, and organ products).

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Documentation/Coding Hospitals Patient Safety 52