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Oakland clinic gets medical device maker to disclose risk of false blood-oxygen reading

Oakland clinic gets medical device maker to disclose risk of false blood-oxygen reading

by Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe pulse oximeter, a device that measures the degree to which red blood cells are saturated with oxygen, is one of health care&#3

Oakland clinic gets medical device maker to disclose risk of false blood-oxygen reading

by Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe pulse oximeter, a device that measures the degree to which red blood cells are saturated with oxygen, is one of health care&#3
Climate change exposure associated with increased emergency imaging

Climate change exposure associated with increased emergency imaging

byRadiological Society of North AmericaDiagram summarizes study purpose, design, setting, outcome, short-term environmental exposures (up to lag of 7 days), results, and conclusion. PM2.5=

Climate change exposure associated with increased emergency imaging

byRadiological Society of North AmericaDiagram summarizes study purpose, design, setting, outcome, short-term environmental exposures (up to lag of 7 days), results, and conclusion. PM2.5=
Updated first aid guidelines enhance care for opioid overdose, bleeding, other emergencies

Updated first aid guidelines enhance care for opioid overdose, bleeding, other emergencies

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe American Heart Association and the American Red Cross have released the "2024 Guidelines for First Aid," which provide critical

Updated first aid guidelines enhance care for opioid overdose, bleeding, other emergencies

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe American Heart Association and the American Red Cross have released the "2024 Guidelines for First Aid," which provide critical
Focused rounds address central line–associated bloodstream infection risks

Focused rounds address central line–associated bloodstream infection risks

by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)Credit: American Association of Critical-Care NursesCentral catheter rounds serve as an important adjunct to bundles designed to prevent central l

Focused rounds address central line–associated bloodstream infection risks

by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)Credit: American Association of Critical-Care NursesCentral catheter rounds serve as an important adjunct to bundles designed to prevent central l
Emergency department screening more than doubles detection of syphilis cases

Emergency department screening more than doubles detection of syphilis cases

byNIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesRapid testing items for syphilis (bottom right); a colorized electron micrograph of Treponema pallidum, the bacteria that cause syphili

Emergency department screening more than doubles detection of syphilis cases

byNIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesRapid testing items for syphilis (bottom right); a colorized electron micrograph of Treponema pallidum, the bacteria that cause syphili
Hibernation mechanism found in ICU patients with diaphragm contractile weakness due to mechanical ventilation

Hibernation mechanism found in ICU patients with diaphragm contractile weakness due to mechanical ventilation

byAmsterdam University Medical CentersCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe diaphragm is the most important breathing muscle. Researchers from Amsterdam UMC have found a new mechanism explaining

Hibernation mechanism found in ICU patients with diaphragm contractile weakness due to mechanical ventilation

byAmsterdam University Medical CentersCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe diaphragm is the most important breathing muscle. Researchers from Amsterdam UMC have found a new mechanism explaining
Black patients less likely to receive diagnostic testing in emergency department, finds study

Black patients less likely to receive diagnostic testing in emergency department, finds study

by Elana GotkineBlack patients are less likely than White patients with a nonspecific diagnosis of interest to receive related diagnostic testing in the emergency department, according to a study&nbsp

Black patients less likely to receive diagnostic testing in emergency department, finds study

by Elana GotkineBlack patients are less likely than White patients with a nonspecific diagnosis of interest to receive related diagnostic testing in the emergency department, according to a study&nbsp
Prioritizing circulation before the airway in trauma may improve outcomes for patients with massive bleeding

Prioritizing circulation before the airway in trauma may improve outcomes for patients with massive bleeding

by American College of SurgeonsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor trauma patients suffering from massive blood loss, a care approach that emphasizes halting bleeding and restoring circulation f

Prioritizing circulation before the airway in trauma may improve outcomes for patients with massive bleeding

by American College of SurgeonsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor trauma patients suffering from massive blood loss, a care approach that emphasizes halting bleeding and restoring circulation f