Browsing: April 2022

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Critical Care , Critical Care Ultrasound , Ultrasound

Use of Bedside Ultrasound in Diagnosing Boerhaave Syndrome

4/10/2022 Rabia Iqbal, DO , Caleb Harrell, MD
Esophageal rupture is a rare condition that is recognized as one of the most fatal gastrointestinal injuries. Time to diagnosis is an independent predictor of mortality in acute esophageal rupture mak
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Pediatric EM , Cardiology

Think Fast: Managing Pediatric SVT

4/10/2022 Brian D. Novi, DO , Shahfar Khan, MD, FAAP , Svetlana Harel, DO, FAAP, FACEP
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) remains the most common tachyarrhythmia in children. But the presenting symptoms of SVT can vary dramatically, even within similar age groups, posing a tremendous ch
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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Social EM , Administration & Operations , Health Care Administration

Health Policy Journal Club: Nonprofit Hospitals - Profitable or Not?

4/6/2022 Kyle Stucker, MD , Vidya Eswaran, MD
Nonprofit hospitals netted $24.6 billion in tax exemptions in 2011; by 2017, these hospitals had accumulated higher net income than for-profit institutions. Their charity care, however, has not kept p