Browsing: October 2020

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Purple urine bag syndrome, first reported in 1978, is a subset of catheter-associated urinary tract infection.
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Patient safety has been a prime issue in health care since the 1999 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report To Err is Human, which led to adverse event tracking and quality improvement measures in almost e
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It is important to consider that acute urinary retention can be a subtle clue of a neurologic process warranting emergent CT imaging to rule out vertebral fracture and MRI to rule out spinal cord comp
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While the treatment for SARS-CoV-2 continues to evolve, the emergency department remains a primary place for early medical intervention. There is growing evidence to support that initiating steroids w
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While hotspotting seems like a promising concept, a study shows that a care-transition program may not be effective in medically complex and socially complex communities.