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Patient Perceptions Affect Ambulance Use in Acute Coronary Syndrome
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Only about half of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) call for an ambulance, even though ambulance use and early reperfusion therapy is strongly recommended. A recent study, reported in the July issue of the American Heart Journal, has identified reasons why symptomatic patients with ACS avoid the potentially beneficial assistance of emergency medical services. Reuters Health Information
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Expanded HIV Testing in the Emergency Department
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As antiviral therapy revolutionized the prognosis for HIV infection, the paradigm for HIV testing has shifted from risk-based to routine, opt-out testing. Learn how your ED can be part of this effort. Medscape Emergency Medicine
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