
Dr. Stephen R Pitts MD
Emergency Physician
80 Jesse Hill Jr Dr Se Atlanta GA, 30322About
Dr. Stephen Pitts practices Emergency Medicine in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Pitts assesses patients who seek immediate medical attention at any time of day or night. Emergency Medicine Physicians are trained to efficiently work with each patient and situation no matter how acute or life-threatening. Dr. Pitts examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses conditions, and decides the best treatment methods.
Board Certification
Emergency MedicineAmerican Board of Emergency MedicineABEM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Evidence-based emergency medicine/systematic review abstract. Use of the neuraminidase inhibitor class of antiviral drugs for treatment of healthy adults with an acute influenza-like illness.
- Severely increased blood pressure in the emergency department.
- Deferred care for emergency department users with nonacute conditions.
- Electronic medical billing records and public health surveillance: comparison of two systems used during the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
- Variations in the quality of care of patients with acute myocardial infarction among Swiss university hospitals.
- Variations in quality of care for heart failure.
- Ultrasonographic guidance increased successful insertion of internal jugular vein catheter in the emergency department.
- Factors associated with use of urban emergency departments by the U.S. homeless population.
- Emergency department visits for chest pain and abdominal pain: United States, 1999-2008.
- The feasibility of Rubidium-82 positron emission tomography stress testing in low-risk chest pain protocol patients.
- Higher-complexity ED billing codes--sicker patients, more intensive practice, or improper payments?
- Medical records, chart reviews, and NHAMCS: becoming the lords of all that we survey.
- Should neuraminidase inhibitors be prescribed for patients with influenza?
- In reply.
- Protocol-driven emergency department observation units offer savings, shorter stays, and reduced admissions.
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