Articles: emergency-services.
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Airway management including endotracheal intubation (ETI) is a key skill for emergency clinicians. Therefore, it is important for emergency clinicians to be aware of the current evidence regarding the identification and management of patients requiring ETI. ⋯ An understanding of literature updates can improve the ED care of patients requiring emergent intubation.
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Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks serve as a valuable component of multimodal pain management for acutely injured patients in the emergency department and offer a potentially more efficient alternative to time-consuming procedural sedation.
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Ectopic pregnancy is a serious condition that can have significant morbidity and mortality. ⋯ Knowledge of the latest advances in managing ectopic pregnancy will help clinicians more quickly and accurately diagnose patients presenting with this potentially fatal condition.
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Renal and genitourinary (GU) complaints are common reasons for presentation to the emergency department (ED). This article reviews the approach to renal, bladder, and testicular point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) with specific discussions of commonly encountered ED pathology. It presents algorithms highlighting the clinical integration of renal and GU POCUS into the evaluation and management of these patients.
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Ultrasound guidance is fundamental to procedural safety and success. For many emergency department (ED) procedures, the use of ultrasound improves first-pass success rate, time-to-completion, and complication rate when compared with traditional landmark-based techniques. Once learned, the general principles of ultrasound guidance may be adapted across a broad range of bedside procedures.