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Summer Chavez covers the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act in this Policy Playbook.
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Can implementing a POCUS protocol helps improve the work flow in the emergency department?
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- Caroline Arnold
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Cardiac ablation seems straightforward, but what complications can we see in the ED?
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Acute heart failure exacerbation disposition
Not all patients require admission
Consider patient hemodynamics, respiratory status, ECG, labs (Cr, troponin, sodium/electrolytes), ability to ambulate, follow up
Elevated troponin and serum Cr associated with worse outcomes
Don’t use risk tools alone for DC, but Ottawa Heart Failure Risk Scale may assist in admission (ACEP Level B)
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