Functional brain testing may soon be available in the emergency department, thanks to BrainScope, a handheld device currently undergoing extensive trials.
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The Littman 3000 Noise Reduction Stethoscope
Is it finally time to go electronic?
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A clinical overview of how NIMV works in specific disease states, the negative effects of mechanical ventilation, and the physiology of respiratory mechanics.
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Logan on November 30, 2007
New 64-slice CT scanner could provide an alternative to extensive chest pain work-ups in the ED and could eliminate up to 25% of diagnostic cardiac caths.
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An evolutionary, not revolutionary, spin on illumination
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New gas-powered delivery vehicle could be the key to painless, quick and effective topical anesthesia
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When confronted with a patient who exhibits evidence of a recent upper GI bleed that is now appears to have stopped bleeding, what does the best evidence say about any real benefit to giving a proton pump inhibitor?
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Will video telemedicine become as pervasive (and as essential) in the ED as phone, fax and email? A few EPs and consultants who have tried the technology say it’s only a matter of time.
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