Sports Medicine
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DEA moves hydrocodone combination products to schedule II
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Acetaminophen no better than placebo for acute low back pain
Key clinical point: Acetaminophen may offer no pain-relief advantage in acute low back pain.Major finding: 84.8% of patients with acute low back...
Commentary
Editorial: A Night (and Week) to Remember!
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Longer-term opioid use in workers’ comp cases highest in Louisiana
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High-Altitude Illness
Patients participating in occupational and sports-related activities requiring ascent to high elevations are at risk of developing a range of high...
Article
Emergency Imaging: What is the suspected diagnosis? Is additional imaging necessary, and if so, why?
Following a weight-lifting workout, a 25-year-old man experiences incapacitating severe lower back pain.
News
Physicians are major source for frequent opioid misusers
Major Finding: Opioid pain relievers were prescribed by a physician for 18% of people who used them only 1-29 days of the year, but that...
Article
Emergency Imaging: Wrist injury in a woman with multiple sclerosis
As a significant number of causes and events mimic childhood seizure activity, obtaining a thorough history and detailed description of the...
Article
Challenges in Sports Medicine and Orthopedics
In treating pediatic patients, there is a greater amount of acceptable angulation the closer a fracture is to the end of bone.
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Military’s top doc: Medical lessons from Iraq saved lives in Boston bombings
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Challenges in Sports Medicine and Orthopedics
An 18-year-old football player presents to the ED after experiencing a “snap” and severe pain in his right arm.