Publications by authors named "Scott Mankowitz"

We aimed to assess ChatGPT's performance on the Clinical Informatics Board Examination and to discuss the implications of large language models (LLMs) for board certification and maintenance. We tested ChatGPT using 260 multiple-choice questions from Mankowitz's Clinical Informatics Board Review book, omitting 6 image-dependent questions. ChatGPT answered 190 (74%) of 254 eligible questions correctly.

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Background: Rapid tranquilization of agitated patients can prevent injuries and expedite care. Whereas antipsychotics and benzodiazepines are commonly used for this purpose, ketamine has been suggested as an alternative.

Objective: The aim of this systematic review is to determine the safety and effectiveness of ketamine to sedate prehospital and emergency department (ED) patients with undifferentiated agitation.

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Laceration Management.

J Emerg Med

September 2017

Background: Traumatic lacerations to the skin represent a fairly common reason for seeking emergency department care. Although the incidence of lacerations has decreased over the past decades, traumatic cutaneous lacerations remain a common reason for patients to seek emergency department care.

Objective: Innovations in laceration management have the potential to improve patient experience with this common presentation.

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