The act of sorting patients according to the urgency of their need for care, known as triage, is not limited to the ED. There are no formal EFM triage recommendations or clinical guidelines from ACOG, SMFM, or AWHONN regarding this…
The act of sorting patients according to the urgency of their need for care, known as triage, is not limited to the ED. There are no formal EFM triage recommendations or clinical guidelines from ACOG, SMFM, or AWHONN regarding this…
The second stage of labor creates the greatest physiologic challenge to both mother and fetus. Oxygen delivery is reduced while oxygen consumption increases during this phase of labor. Certain interventions may help or hinder oxygenation. Using closed-glottis (Valsalva technique), coach-assisted…
The second stage of labor creates the greatest physiologic challenge to both mother and fetus. Oxygen delivery is reduced while oxygen consumption increases during this phase of labor. Certain interventions may help or hinder oxygenation. Using closed-glottis (Valsalva technique), coach-assisted…
The technology of computed tomography is improving, yielding higher resolution images. As a result, radiologists are discovering increasingly more incidental findings (findings unrelated to the reasons for which the scan was ordered). Incidental findings can present radiologists with reporting conundrums….
Dogs and other animals can guide blind people through hazardous street intersections, provide psychiatric therapy to veterans suffering from PTSD, and alert diabetics of hypoglycemic and hyperglycemic events. Today, there is an increased use of service animals by people with…
Over 10 million Americans rely on medical devices that may be vulnerable to cyberattacks. The COVID-19 pandemic has only increased the public’s reliance on these medical devices, in part because many patients are seeing their healthcare providers via telehealth. The…
In 2021, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI), the AXDEV Group, and the Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF) conducted a survey of over 300 PIDD patients. The purpose of this survey was to identify, from a patient perspective, the…
This particular event is a re-stream of CME Track which was originally livestreamed during our 2021 Annual Meeting on Friday, July 30, 2021. All three CME tracks held during our 2021 Annual Meeting were previously approved by multiple ABMS specialty…
Many studies show using a surgical safety checklist improves surgical outcomes. In one survey of clinicians, over 90% of respondents said they would want a checklist used if they were undergoing surgery. However, researchers have recently identified poor checklist compliance…
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