HINTS to the Cause of Dizziness
HINTS is a 3-part exam that is a powerful bedside discriminator of vertigo caused by a peripheral insult vs. posterior stroke that outperformed MRI.
HINTS is a 3-part exam that is a powerful bedside discriminator of vertigo caused by a peripheral insult vs. posterior stroke that outperformed MRI.
Scribes appear to be revenue positive in higher acuity adult patients. The jury is still out on low acuity adult patients and pediatric patients.
Thrombolytic therapy for submassive PE didn’t change the incidence of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
NEXUS was not as sensitive in patients older than 65. These people need imaging.
Propensity scores are a way to account for confounding in observational studies so we can have more confidence that an outcome is truly associated with an exposure.
High sensitivity troponin may allow for a very rapid MI rule out.
Use of tPA within 3 hours for acute ischemic stroke improved functional outcome at 3 months but increased early risk for intracranial hemorrhage.
Oseltamivir was safe for use during pregnancy.
Writing combined prescriptions for both opiates and benzodiazepines was associated with increased risk of opiate overdose.
Time in the ED was reduced by 42 minutes, and a decreased percentage of patients left without being seen when diagnostic studies were initiated in the waiting room.