Patients with inflammatory bowel disease who experience abdominal pain and gastrointestinal symptoms often seek care in the emergency department (ED). These patients commonly undergo abdominopelvic computed tomography (CT) as part…
A 68-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with right shoulder and chest wall pain after falling down 12 stairs. Awake and alert, the patient was bruised and tender in…
Study objective The study objective was to determine whether intravenous contrast administration for computed tomography (CT) is independently associated with increased risk for acute kidney injury and adverse clinical outcomes….
An 8-week-old term female infant presented to the emergency department with a 1-day history of multiple episodes of vomiting. The emesis began the day of presentation and it was nonbloody,…
Study objective Recent-onset atrial fibrillation and flutter are the most common arrhythmias managed in the emergency department (ED). We evaluate the management and 30-day outcomes for recent-onset atrial fibrillation and…
Take-Home Message Among out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients with shock-refractory ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation, neither amiodarone nor lidocaine increases survival to hospital discharge or good neurologic outcome. Methods Data Sources…
Case Presentation A 47-year-old white man was brought to the emergency department (ED) by ambulance after being found unresponsive by his wife. He was accompanied by empty bottles of amitriptyline…
A 34-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) for chest pain and lightheadedness. The patient had no significant medical history, family history, or drug use. Symptoms were present at…
Introduction Dabigatran is a direct thrombin inhibitor used for preventing ischemic stroke and systemic embolization. It was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2010, with no antidote available….
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…
