Can a risk-stratification tool predict 1-month mortality in Emergency Department patients with suspected infection? Here is the case of a 67-year-old-woman. The Journal of Emergency Medicine
In this viewpoint, Knox H. Todd, MD, MPH, discusses an Annals of Emergency Medicine article reviewing the best treatment options for migraines in the emergency department. Medscape Emergency Medicine
Dr. Motov examines the evidence base for drug choice and initial doses of opioid analgesics in the treatment of acute pain. Medscape Emergency Medicine
The UK requires that all hospital patients be screened for MRSA, but such a universal mandate is unjustified and unethical, an editorialist writes in the BMJ. Some US infectious disease experts agree. Medscape Medical News
Changes in thoracic impedance measured by defibrillator electrode pads might someday help improve resuscitation of children in cardiac arrest, a new study suggests. Reuters Health Information
Intravenous magnesium may be safely used as an adjunct to digoxin in patients with acute onset atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a report in the November issue of Heart. Reuters Health Information
