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LEGAL ISSUES THERAPEUTICPRIVILEGE Another exception to the requirement for informed consent that appears in both statutes and ca ...

LEGAL ISSUES If a court has declared the patient to be under guardianship including making medical decisions, or if a patient pr ...

LEGAL ISSUES apparently required by law, you must decide how comfortable you are pro- ceeding without a specific court order. Ar ...

LEGAL ISSUES ■ Can be performed by anyone the hospital designates as its standard of practice; in practice, this is usually the ...

LEGAL ISSUES ■ A hospital that negligently violates an EMTALA requirement may have to pay up to $50,000 per violation. ■ The res ...

LEGAL ISSUES physician experts in malpractice cases against EPs. Medical malpractice involves a professional standard. The exper ...

LEGAL ISSUES insurance is not always the best. Insurance companies buy insurance them- selves, and their coverage may become imp ...

LEGAL ISSUES DOMESTICVIOLENCE This form of assault often causes a dilemma for emergency physicians. Many of the victims do not w ...

LEGAL ISSUES RISK MANAGEMENT Physicians and hospitals attempt to “manage” risks, acknowledging the impossi- bility or relative u ...

LEGAL ISSUES ■ Misdiagnose of abdominal pain or failure to diagnose ■ Failure to diagnose, treat meningitis ■ Missed appendiciti ...

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2-PAM (pralidoxime), 381 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylam- phetamine (MDMA), 780 911 systems, 897 A AAA (abdominal aortic aneurysm) ...

acute myocardial infarction, 85 acute necrotizing ulcerative gin- givitis (ANUG), 692–693 acute otitis media, 662–663 acute panc ...

aortic regurgitation (AR), 106–107 aortic stenosis (AS), 106–107 aortoenteric fistulas, 547–548 apathetic hyperthyroidism, 411 A ...

BPD (bronchopulmonary dysplasia), 301–302 bradycardias, 247, 863 bradydysrhythmias, 25–26 bradysrhythmias, 321 brain abscesses, ...

cholangitis, 576–577 cholecystitis, 574–576 choledocholithiasis, 574 cholelithiasis, 459, 573–574 cholinergics, 315, 332–333 cho ...

cyanosis, 493–494 cystic fibrosis, 302, 523–524 cysticercosis, 444 cystine stones, 835 cystitis, 837 cytomegalovirus (CMV) retin ...

dysrhythmias atrial fibrillation, 29–30 atrial flutter, 28–29 atrial tachycardia, 27–28 av-nodal reentrant tachycardia, 30–31 br ...

ethylene glycol, 323 etomidate, 10, 882 euvolemic hypo-osmolar hyponatremia, 389 evaporation, 627, 631 exanthem subitum, 288, 81 ...

decontamination of, 315–318 esophageal disorders, 529–537 irritants, 655 large bowel emergencies, 549–559 pregnancy, 600 procedu ...