Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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To date, no studies in emergency medicine (EM) have addressed the educational value of the Residency Review Committee for Emergency Medicine's (RRC-EM) requirement for patient follow-up (FU). The authors examined whether performance of patient FU improved EM resident education. ⋯ This study indicates that EM residents and faculty believe that the act of performing patient FU has educational value for EM residents; however, the interobserver agreement between residents and faculty was low.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Factors affecting pain scores during female urethral catheterization.
To compare pain and discomfort ratings of female patients undergoing urethral catheterization randomized to topical application of plain lubricant versus lidocaine gel prior to the procedure. ⋯ Catheter size and lubricant type did not affect the severity of pain after urethral catheterization in women.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Does the lateral chest radiograph help pediatric emergency physicians diagnose pneumonia? A randomized clinical trial.
To determine whether the addition of the lateral chest radiograph to the frontal view influences the pediatric emergency physician's diagnosis and management of patients with pneumonia. ⋯ The addition of the lateral chest radiograph to the frontal view did not improve the sensitivity or specificity of pediatric emergency physicians in their diagnosis of pneumonia in children.
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To derive and validate a model to identify women who would benefit from further evaluation of chest pain after an initial negative emergency department (ED) evaluation for acute coronary syndrome (ACS). ⋯ The risk of underlying CAD in women who present to the ED with potential ACS may be determined using a simple risk stratification score.