Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of emergency physicians with various levels of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) experience to detect appendicitis with POCUS among children visiting a pediatric emergency department (ED). ⋯ This study shows limited sensitivity and specificity of POCUS for appendicitis in children, with a high proportion of inconclusive examinations, when performed by emergency physicians with various level of experience in POCUS.
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Grant writing starts with crafting an effective specific aims page. This page should be a succinct combination of sales pitch and science. ⋯ The language must be efficient and persuasive; the presentation must drive a reviewer to support the proposal. Here we present a recipe for an effective specific aims page.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Pragmatic Clinical Trial
Emergency Department Discharge of Pulmonary Embolus Patients.
Hospitalization for low-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) is common, expensive, and of questionable benefit. ⋯ Low-risk ED PE patients receiving early discharge on rivaroxaban have similar outcomes to SOC, but fewer total hospital days and lower costs over 30 days.