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Emergency cardiac stress testing in the evaluation of emergency department patients with atypical chest pain.

STUDY OBJECTIVES: To determine the feasibility, safety, and reliability of emergency cardiac treadmill exercise stress testing (CTEST) in the evaluation of emergency department patients with atypical chest pain. DESIGN: Thirty-two patients with…

The formation of cocaethylene and clinical presentation of ED patients testing positive for the use of cocaine and ethanol.

The purpose of this investigation was to document the clinical presentation of emergency department (ED) patients who tested positive for concurrent cocaine (COC) and ethanol (EtOH) use and the incidence of cocaethylene (CE) formation in this study…

Recreational injuries among older Americans, 2001.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiology of non-fatal recreational injuries among older adults treated in United States emergency departments including national estimates of the number of injuries, types of recreational activities, and diagnoses.…

Tags: *Recreation, 2004, 80 and over, Age Distribution, Aged, Athletic Injuries/epidemiology, Bone/epidemiology, Emergencies, Exercise, Female, Fractures, Gerson L W, Humans, Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention, Male, Sex Distribution, Stevens J A, United States/epidemiology, Wounds and Injuries/*epidemiology

Acute urinary retention.

Acute urinary retention is a common emergency genitourinary symptom. The etiology of acute retention includes obstructive, neurogenic, pharmacologic, and psychogenic causes. The emergency management of acute urinary retention is bladder…

Tags: 1988, Emergencies, Emergency medicine clinics of North America, Female, Fontanarosa P B, Humans, Male, Physical Examination, Roush W R, Urinary Bladder, Urinary Catheterization, Urination, Urination Disorders/diagnosis/*etiology/physiopathology/therapy

Radiologic contrast-induced renal failure.

RCIRF is a complex syndrome resulting in acute renal dysfunction following exposure to radiologic contrast media. It accounts for 10 per cent of all cases of acute renal failure. The pathogenesis appears multifactorial but most probably involves…

Tags: 1988, Acute Kidney Injury/*chemically induced/epidemiology/physiopathology/therapy, Contrast Media/*adverse effects, Emergencies, Emergency medicine clinics of North America, Fontanarosa P B, Humans, Risk Factors

Continuous emergency department monitoring of arterial saturation in adult patients with respiratory distress.

Continuous measurement of arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) using pulse oximetry has become a common monitoring and management technique in critically ill hospitalized patients. To determine the impact of SaO2 monitoring on emergency patient…

Methemoglobinemia secondary to aniline exposure.

Tags: 1990, Adult, Aniline Compounds/*adverse effects, Annals of emergency medicine, Chemical Industry, Department of Internal Medicine, Emergencies, Gradisek R, Heiselman D E, Humans, Male, Methemoglobinemia/*chemically induced/pathology, NEOMED College of Medicine, Occupational Diseases/chemically induced/pathology, Phillips D, Sanitary Engineering

Common eye disorders: six patients to refer. Symposium: first of two articles on eye disorders.

Thorough ocular history taking and physical examination are essential to establish a diagnosis in patients presenting with eye conditions. Some conditions require ophthalmologic referral to avoid serious complications and even vision loss. These…

Tags: 1996, Case Studies, Continuing (Credit), Education, Emergencies, Eye Diseases, Postgraduate medicine, Referral and Consultation, Weinstock F J, Weinstock M B

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