The Clinical Problem Solvers
MAY 14, 2020
We walked down to the emergency room and reviewed his chart. No prior history of atrial fibrillation – just hypertension and diabetes. Then things started to get a little bit different… His chest x-ray had some peripheral infiltrates, and the emergency department providers ordered a CT scan.
GeriPal
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
So elderly people who aspirated, got pneumonia, had an mi, didn’t get hauled off to the emergency room on an ambulance crew so they could die in the ER. He was a terrible diabetic. And he had a deadly fear of being institutionalized, based on his previous present experience. That’s why we did it.
Medical Xpress
JUNE 23, 2025
The temperature is just going to continue to rise and at some point thats going to lead to death," says Wood, who has worked as a nurse practitioner in the emergency room. Its like taking the batteries out of your thermostat. Thats when we really need to aggressively cool people off in an ice bath." 40°C (101–104°F).
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