Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Diagnosis and Management of the Adult Psychiatric Patient in the Emergency Department

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 480-498

  Brown, Michael D ^a,a   Byyny, Richard ^a   Diercks, Deborah B ^a   Gemme, Seth R ^a   Gerardo, Charles J ^a   Godwin, Steven A ^a   Hahn, Sigrid A ^a   Hatten, Benjamin W ^a   Haukoos, Jason S ^a   Ingalsbe, Graham S ^a   Kaji, Amy ^a   Kwok, Heemun ^a   Lo, Bruce M ^a   Mace, Sharon E ^a   Nazarian, Devorah J ^a   Proehl, Jean A ^a   Promes, Susan B ^a   Shah, Kaushal H ^a   Shih, Richard D ^a   Silvers, Scott M ^a   Smith, Michael D ^a   Thiessen, Molly E W ^a   Tomaszewski, Christian A ^a   Valente, Jonathan H ^a   Wall, Stephen P ^a   Wolf, Stephen J ^a   Cantrill, Stephen V ^a   O'Connor, Robert E ^a   Hirshon, Jon Mark ^a   Whitson, Rhonda R ^a   Broder, Joshua S ^a   Wilson, Michael P ^a   Zun, Leslie S ^a   more..

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

AGITATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEUROIMAGING; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY SERVICE; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; KETAMINE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 85016022670     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.01.036     Document Type: Review

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