The American journal of emergency medicine
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Comment Letter
Inclined versus supine position for endotracheal intubation.
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Determining prognosis in community acquired pneumonia (CAP), is very important. Many scores are introduced up to now for prediction of pneumonia prognosis like SMART-COP. ⋯ SMART-COP≥5 had a high sensitivity and specificity in the prediction of patients' prognosis with severe CAP in the ED.
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To describe opioid prescribing practice patterns and trends in emergency department visits (EDs) by provider type: physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs), which include nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs). ⋯ From 2005 to 2015, APPs, particularly NPs played an increasing role in opioid prescribing in EDs. Opioid prescribing practices of APPs and physicians varied by patient condition as well as by opioid type.
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Observational Study
Corrected carotid flow time and passive leg raise as a measure of volume status.
The aim of this study was to investigate the value of corrected carotid flow time (FTc) with passive leg raise (PLR) as a non-invasive marker of volume status in end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. ⋯ Corrected flow time in conjunction with passive leg raise seem to correlate with volume status in hemodialysis patients.