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The Patient Experience: Why Is It Important? Why Do We Hate It So Much? What Can We Do To Improve?

I HAVE BECOME INFATUATED WITH THE PATIENT CARE EXPERIENCE. I believe the term “patient care experience” is a more inclusive term that describes our technical expertise while also including everything else, such as communication, department ambience, throughput, and the behavior of everyone a patient comes into contact with while in the department.

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I’ve got a pulse… now what? – Post-Arrest Care in the Acute Setting

“I’ve got a pulse,” you hear the nurse shout. Finally, a sigh of relief comes over the crowded resuscitation room and you take a moment to reflect on what just happened... but, your work is just now about to truly begin. It is up to you to determine why the patient died in the first place and determine which crucial steps need to be initiated to increase your patient’s chance of survival.

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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Author: Zach Radwine, MD (EM Resident Physician, University of Illinois College of Medicine – Peoria) // Editors: Jennifer Robertson, MD, Lewis Nelson, MD and Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK) Featured on the LITFL Review #180 – Thanks to Joe-Anthony Rotella and the LITFL Review group for the shout out!  Introduction Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning leads to an estimated […]