Study objective Assessing stroke risk associated with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation depends on the evaluation of patient characteristics and clinical features. Clinicians must determine that the net clinical benefit from anticoagulation…
Study objective There are limited data on the clinical presentations and management of dabigatran-associated major bleeding outside the clinical trial setting. The aim of this study is to describe clinical…
Correction to ‘Techniques, success, and adverse events of emergency department adult intubations’ [ Annals of Emergency Medicine 67 (2015) 363–370.e1] Calvin A. Brown, III,∗ Aaron E. Bair,† Daniel J. Pallin,∗…
Editor’s note: Annals has partnered with a small group of selected journals of international emergency medicine societies to share from each a highlighted research study, as selected monthly by their…
In an era of increasing multiculturalism, when Australia and New Zealand are dependent on foreign-born physicians to meet the nations’ health care needs, the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine (ACEM)…
Only a small percentage of wounds contain a foreign body. Most but not all foreign bodies may be discovered with thorough wound examination. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Retained foreign bodies may lead to…
Conditions associated with rhabdomyolysis are listed in Table 53-1. Comatose patients are at risk for rhabdomyolysis due to prolonged immobilization with continual pressure on gravity-dependent parts of the body. TABLE…
Anticholinergic toxicity is encountered because of the common use of phenothiazines, mydriatics, skeletal muscle relaxants, antihistamines (particularly diphenhydramine), antidepressants, antispasmotics, and antiparkinsonian drugs. Jimsonweed is a plant associated with anticholinergic…
