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Impact of an Opioid Prescribing Guideline in the Acute Care Setting by del Portal, Daniel A., MD, Healy, Megan E., MD, Satz, Wayne A., MD, McNamara, Robert M., MD

“…Abstract Background Death from opioid abuse is a major public health issue. The death rate associated with opioid overdose nearly quadrupled from 1999 to 2008…”
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Corporate and Hospital Profiteering in Emergency Medicine: Problems of the Past, Present, and Future by Derlet, Robert W., MD, McNamara, Robert M., MD, Plantz, Scott H., MD, Organ, Matthew K., JD, Richards, John R., MD

“…Abstract Background Health care delivery in the United States has evolved in many ways over the past century, including the development of the specialty of…”
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One-Year Experience with the Institution of a Critical Airway Team at an Academic Medical Center by Gonzalez, Meera N., MD, Weston, Brian, MD, Yuce, Tarik K., MD, Carey, Ann M., MD, Barnette, Rodger E., MD, Goldberg, Amy, MD, McNamara, Robert M., MD, FAAEM

“…Abstract Background At our institution, there were a number of adverse patient events related to an unstable airway that led to the formation of a designated…”
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A Screening Tool to Medically Clear Psychiatric Patients in the Emergency Department by Shah, Sachin J., MD, MBA, Fiorito, Michael, MD, McNamara, Robert M., MD

“…Abstract Background: Emergency physicians are frequently called on to medically clear patients presenting with a psychiatric complaint. There is limited…”
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Thrombolysis in Stroke: Still Not Ready for Community Hospital Use by Emergency Physicians by McNamara, Robert M., MD

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A Survey of Emergency Physicians Regarding Due Process, Financial Pressures, and the Ability to Advocate for Patients by McNamara, Robert M., MD, FAAEM, Beier, Kevin, MD, Blumstein, Howard, MD, Weiss, Larry D., MD, Wood, Joseph, MD

“…Abstract Background A 1998 survey of emergency physicians indicated that many were threatened with adverse actions when advocating regarding the quality of…”
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Emergency department crowding and loss of medical licensure: a new risk of patient care in hallways by Derlet, Robert W, McNamara, Robert M, Kazzi, Amin Antoine, Richards, John R

“…We report the case of a 32-year-old male recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes treated at an urban university emergency department (ED) crowded to 250% over…”
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Corporate Control of Emergency Departments: Dangers from the Growing Monster by Derlet, Robert W., McNamara, Robert M., Tomaszewski, Christian

“…Corporate control in emergency departments (EDs) has increased during the past 20 years through hospital consolidation and the growth of ED contract management…”
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Abdominal Pain by Yeh, Ernest L., MD, FAAEM, McNamara, Robert M., MD, FAAEM

“…Evaluation of the elderly patient with acute abdominal pain is sometimes difficult. Various factors can obscure the presentation, delaying or preventing the…”
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Evaluation and management of acute abdominal pain in the emergency department by Macaluso, Christopher R, McNamara, Robert M

“…Evaluation of the emergency department patient with acute abdominal pain is sometimes difficult. Various factors can obscure the presentation, delaying or…”
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Modafinil and Zolpidem Use by Emergency Medicine Residents by McBeth, Brian D., McNamara, Robert M., Ankel, Felix K., Mason, Emily J., Ling, Louis J., Flottemesch, Thomas J., Asplin, Brent R.

“…Objectives:  The objective was to assess the prevalence and patterns of modafinil and zolpidem use among emergency medicine (EM) residents and describe side…”
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Clinical decision rules and cervical spine injury in an elderly patient: A word of caution by Barry, Thomas B., McNamara, Robert M.

“…We report a case of a clinically significant cervical spine fracture in an elderly patient without midline cervical tenderness. Application of the NEXUS rule…”
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Substance Use in Emergency Medicine Training Programs by McBeth, Brian D., Ankel, Felix K., Ling, Louis J., Asplin, Brent R., Mason, Emily J., Flottemesch, Thomas J., McNamara, Robert M.

“…Objectives:  To explore the prevalence of substance use among emergency medicine (EM) residents and compare to a prior study conducted in 1992. Methods:  A…”
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Lack of relationship between hypertension-associated symptoms and blood pressure in hypertensive ED patients by Karras, David J., Ufberg, Jacob W., Harrigan, Richard A., Wald, David A., Botros, Maged S., McNamara, Robert M.

“…A number of cardiopulmonary and neurological symptoms are presumed to be associated with hypertension. We examined the prevalence of these symptoms in ED…”
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Femoral phlebotomy: The vacuum tube method is preferable over needle syringe by Lafferty, Keith, Greene, Tucker, McNamara, Robert M.

“…A syringe needle (SN) is commonly used to obtain blood specimens from the femoral vein. The vacuum tube (VT) method avoids the needle stick potential of the SN…”
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Geriatric emergency medicine: a survey of practicing emergency physicians by McNamara, R M, Rousseau, E, Sanders, A B

“…To evaluate the current status of clinical, educational, social, ethical, and resource issues related to the care of the elderly among practitioners of…”
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Geriatric patient emergency visits. Part I: Comparison of visits by geriatric and younger patients by Singal, B M, Hedges, J R, Rousseau, E W, Sanders, A B, Berstein, E, McNamara, R M, Hogan, T M

“…To describe emergency department use by the elderly, to define problems associated with emergency care of the elderly, and to compare these results with those…”
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Intravenous Magnesium Sulfate for the Treatment of Acute Asthma in the Emergency Department by Skobeloff, Emil M, Spivey, William H, McNamara, Robert M, Greenspon, Lee

“…Conventional nebulized β-agonist therapy has met with disappointing results in an increasing number of moderate to severe asthmatics who may be characterized…”
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Corporate Emergency Medicine: Issues for the Specialty by McNamara, Robert M

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Reduction of anterior shoulder dislocations by scapular manipulation by McNamara, R M

“…This study examined the success rate, time required, technical ease, and reported patient discomfort for the use of scapular manipulation in the reduction of…”
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