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cost-effective emergency medicine care[1]
- do not order CT of the cervical spine for patients who do not meet NEXUS criteria or Canadian C-spine rule
- do not order CT imaging to diagnose pulmonary embolism without risk stratefication & plasma D-dimer
- do not measure MRI of lumbar spine for patients with low back pain without 'red-flags'
- do not order MRI neuroimaging for mild head injury for patients who do not meet New Orleans Criteria or Canadian CT Head Rule
- do not order coagulation studies for patients without hemorrhage or suspected coagulopathy
most emergency departments in New York City are prepared to take initial precautions for suspected serious respiratory infectious diseases[2]
little or no evidence that the presence of a family member is detrimental to the patient or the health care team (see 1st NGC guideline)
More general terms
More specific terms
- gastric lavage
- hemoperfusion
- PROactive study (PROspective pioglitAzone Clinical Trial In macroVascular Events)
- Syncope Evaluation in the Emergency Department Study (SEEDS)
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References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Schuur JD et al. A top-five list for emergency medicine: A pilot project to improve the value of emergency care. JAMA Intern Med 2014 Feb 17 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24534899 <Internet> http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1830019
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Foote MM, Styles TS, Quinn CL. Assessment of Hospital Emergency Department Response to Potentially Infectious Diseases Using Unannounced Mystery Patient Drills - New York City, 2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;66:945-949 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/wr/mm6636a2.htm