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Keep on top of the latest research relevant to emergency medicine with succinct perspectives by leading experts in the field.
Does Lower Extremity Ultrasound Have a Role in Ruling Out PE?
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Ultrasound is not necessary when computed tomography is performed.
- By Kristi L. Koenig, MD, FACEP
- May 9, 2008
- Covering Lancet 2008 Apr 19
Brugada Syndrome: Association Between AF and VF
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Spontaneous atrial fibrillation was more common in patients who had episodes of ventricular fibrillation in a small observational study.
- By Tiffany M. Osborn, MD
- May 9, 2008
- Covering J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 Mar 25
Admitting ED Patients with Possible ACS: Cardiology or Other Services?
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Use of guideline-recommended therapies was similar whether patients were on cardiology or other services.
- By Richard D. Zane, MD, FAAEM
- May 9, 2008
- Covering Ann Emerg Med 2008 May
It’s not Easy for ED Patients to Get Follow-Up Care
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Only 23% of attempts to schedule an outpatient follow-up appointment were successful in this study of callers posing as ED patients without primary care physicians.
- By Richard D. Zane, MD, FAAEM
- May 9, 2008
- Covering Ann Emerg Med 2008 May
Evaluating the Safety of Hemoglobin-Based Blood Substitutes
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Use of cell-free hemoglobin-based blood substitutes increases risk for MI and death.
- By John A. Marx, MD, FAAEM, FACEP
- May 9, 2008
- Covering JAMA 2008 Apr 28
ECG Abnormalities in Brugada Syndrome — What’s at the Heart of the Matter?
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Inverted T-wave and dome-shaped notch reflect differences between epicardial and endocardial repolarization times.
- By Tiffany M. Osborn, MD
- May 9, 2008
- Covering J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 Mar 25
Is Ketamine Sedation Without Atropine Prophylaxis Safe in Children?
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Findings of an observational study suggest that it is.
- By Diane M. Birnbaumer, MD, FACEP
- May 2, 2008
- Covering Acad Emerg Med 2008 Apr
Diagnostic (In)accuracy in Patients with Dyspnea
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Natriuretic peptide testing adds diagnostic value to physician judgment in determining which dyspneic patients have congestive heart failure in the ED.
- By J. Stephen Bohan, MD, MS, FACP, FACEP
- May 2, 2008
- Covering Arch Intern Med 2008 Apr 14
Are There Predictors of Difficult GlideScope Intubation?
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Poor mandibular protrusion and short sternothyroid distances predicted more difficult GlideScope intubation, although the success rate with the GlideScope in this study was 99.75%.
- By Ron M. Walls, MD, FRCPC, FACEP, FAAEM
- May 2, 2008
- Covering Anesth Analg 2008 May
Dedicated ED Stat Lab Reduces ED Length of Stay
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Among admitted patients, a stat lab reduced ED stay by more than 1 hour.
- By Diane M. Birnbaumer, MD, FACEP
- May 2, 2008
- Covering Acad Emerg Med 2008 Apr
A Hidden Risk of "Lipotourism": Mycobacterium Infection
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Patients who travel outside the U.S. for liposuction might be at risk for unusual wound infections.
- By Diane M. Birnbaumer, MD, FACEP
- May 2, 2008
- Covering Clin Infect Dis 2008 Apr 15
Editor's Picks from across Journal Watch
One Quarter of U.S. Adolescent Girls Have STIs
- Women's Health
- Summary and Comment
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NHANES 2003–2004 data revealed a high prevalence of STIs, particularly HPV, in 14- to 19-year-old girls.
- By Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
- May 1, 2008
- Covering 2008 Mar 13
Corticosteroids in Children with Bacterial Meningitis: The Debate Continues
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
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A retrospective study finds no effect of corticosteroids on overall mortality in children with bacterial meningitis — morbidity was not evaluated.
- By Peggy Sue Weintrub, MD
- May 6, 2008
- Covering JAMA 2008 May 7
Overuse of Empirical Antibiotics for Acute Diarrhea
- Infectious Diseases
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Examination of Medicaid data from Tennessee revealed that antimicrobials were prescribed for more than 10% of diarrhea episodes, usually without a stool culture.
- By Daniel J. Diekema, MD, MS
- May 7, 2008
- Covering J Infect Dis 2008 Apr 21
Group B Strep in the U.S.
- Infectious Diseases
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Between 1999 and 2005, incidence of invasive group B streptococcal disease decreased in neonates but increased in adults.
- By Richard T. Ellison III, MD
- May 7, 2008
- Covering JAMA 2008 May 7
Journal Watch Emergency Medicine summarizes important medical journal articles about a wide variety of subjects relevant to the practice of emergency medicine including acute coronary syndrome, airway management, asthma, cardiac arrest, chest pain, endotracheal intubation, head trauma, pulmonary embolism, sedation, and stroke.
