Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JUNE 21, 2023
In this medical system, the EMS provider can then be routed to the ED or to a type of urgent care facility that is open 24 hrs/day and staffed by a primary care provider. In this case, the EMS provider was routed to the urgent care facility. The ECG was also interpreted as normal by the primary care physician.
PulmCCM
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Systemic corticosteroids (such as intravenous dexamethasone) improve outcomes in severe pneumonia due to SARS-CoV-2 infection. It makes sense that inhaled steroids might improve outcomes from less severe infections. Do inhaled steroids improve Covid pneumonia? About two thirds of patients in each arm were vaccinated.
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The Skeptics' Guide to EM
OCTOBER 14, 2023
March 2023 * Population: Children 0-16 years recruited consecutively from October 2017 to September 2020 from three emergency departments and one urgent care centre in England- serving populations with significant inequalities in health and life expectancty. J Paediatr Child Health.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
JUNE 5, 2021
He also works at an urgent care and a rural critical access hospital. He also works at an urgent care and a rural critical access hospital. At work Garreth imagines himself as a student of evidence-based medicine trying to provide the best care based on the best evidence. References: * Suzuki et al.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
JULY 27, 2019
A Multifaceted Intervention Improves Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Infection for Adults and Children in Emergency Department and Urgent Care Settings. A Multifaceted Intervention Improves Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Infection for Adults and Children in Emergency Department and Urgent Care Settings.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
APRIL 29, 2023
Clinical Question: What is the effect of TMH, versus in-person consult, on 30-day outcomes and processes of care during the visit? The effect of telemental versus in-person mental health consults in the emergency department on 30-day utilization and processes of care. Yes * Was the outcome accurately measured to minimize bias?
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
JANUARY 22, 2022
There is strong evidence that systemic steroids improve outcomes in patients with severe COVID-19 ( First10EM: Steroids for COVID ). Their primary outcome was a ‘COVID-19 related’ urgent care visit, emergency department assessment, or hospitalization, and was significantly reduced in the budesonide arm (15% vs 3%, p=0.009).
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