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Emergency Medicine Alert archives from January 2004
Artificial neural networks show predictive promise in patients with lower GI hemorrhage.(Abstract & Commentary)
January 1, 2004... Source: Das A, et al. Prediction of outcome in acute lower-gastrointestinal haemorrhage based on an artificial neural network: Internal and external validation of a predictive model. Lancet 2003;362:1261-1266.
EVALUATION OF EMERGENCY...
Myeloperoxidase: continuing the search for the Holy Grail of cardiac markers.(Abstract & Commentary)
January 1, 2004... Source: Brennan ML, et al. Prognostic value of myeloperoxidase in patients with chest pain. N Engl J Med 2003;349: 1595-1604.
THE HOLY GRAIL OF ALL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) cardiac markers would have a very high sensitivity (you don't want...
Sorting out sepsis with a new serum marker.(Abstract & Commentary)
January 1, 2004... Source: Galetto-Lacour A, et al. Bedside procalcitonin and C-reactive protein tests in children with fever without localizing signs of infection seen in a referral center. Pediatrics 2003; 112:1054-1060.
PEDIATRIC FEVER IS WORRISOME,...
Anterior shoulder dislocation: uncommon reduction techniques for a common injury.(Special Feature)
January 1, 2004... Introduction
THE SHOULDER HAS THE GREATEST RANGE OF MOTION of any of the body's joints, and thus is prone to dislocation. Fifty percent of all joint dislocations involve the shoulder, with anterior dislocations making up 90-96% of shoulder...
Physician CME questions.
January 1, 2004... 7. Anterior shoulder dislocation usually is diagnosed easily by which of the following methods?
a. A thorough history and physical exam
b. An anteroposterior radiograph of the shoulder
c. An axillary-view radiograph of the shoulder...
A code from a cause.(ECG Review)
January 1, 2004... Clinical Scenario. The ECG in the Figure was obtained from a 62-year-old woman who was admitted for chest pain. She was doing poorly from a clinical standpoint at the time this tracing was obtained, and suffered a cardiac arrest shortly...