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In a controlled hypoxemia study, pulse oximetry was falsely elevated in subjects with darker skin pigmentation and low perfusion.

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Low Perfusion and Missed Diagnosis of Hypoxemia by Pulse Oximetry in Darkly Pigmented Skin: A Prospective Study. Anesth Analg. 2024 Mar 1;138(3):552-561. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000006755. Epub 2023 Dec 18. PMID: 38109495.

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Using online telemedicine platforms, the authors found that it was appallingly easy to rapidly obtain inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions for symptoms of viral URIs by paying a nominal fee. This highlights the need for increased education and regulations around inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics to safeguard the public and uphold good medical practices.

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Antibiotics on Demand: Advances in Asynchronous Telemedicine Call for Increased Antibiotic Surveillance. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Feb 17;78(2):308-311. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad472.

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This article is a call to action for emergency medicine clinicians to encourage us to embrace the opportunity to leverage digital technologies and shape their implementation within our healthcare system. 

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A popular artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, ChatGPT, was fed hundreds of medical questions of varying difficulty. Responses generally demonstrated high accuracy and completeness, but inaccuracies were still noted. AI chatbot use in routine clinical practice simply isn’t ready for primetime.

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Accuracy and Reliability of Chatbot Responses to Physician Questions. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Oct 2;6(10):e2336483. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.36483.

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Using intubation videos, this group identified 13 key performance errors that occur during laryngoscopy. Read more to see what the proceduralists did wrong.

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This RCT found residents using a pediatric cardiac arrest app better adhered to the pediatric cardiac arrest algorithm when compared to those using a PALS visual aid or no aid at all.

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Effectiveness of a Novel Tablet Application in Reducing Guideline Deviations During Pediatric Cardiac Arrest: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Aug 1;6(8):e2327272. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.27272.

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The newest generation GPT chatbot performed similarly, if not better than, current differential diagnosis generators explicitly designed for this purpose.

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Accuracy of a Generative Artificial Intelligence Model in a Complex Diagnostic Challenge. JAMA. 2023 Jul 3;330(1):78-80. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.8288.

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Verified physician answers to patient questions on a public social media forum were compared to Chatbot answers to the same questions by rating the quality and empathy of responses. Guess who won?

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I think we need to have an open conversation about the power and usefulness of artificial intelligence, like Chat GPT.  It is not a fad, and this technology is only going to improve over time.  Thus, I want to be clear on the value we, as human authors, bring to you, the JournalFeed readers.

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In general, patients prefer to review and see their testing results (even if abnormal) via a patient portal even before discussing them with a healthcare provider.

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Perspectives of Patients About Immediate Access to Test Results Through an Online Patient Portal. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Mar 1;6(3):e233572. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.3572.