Emergency Medicine Alert articles from July 2005

Emergency Medicine Alert archives from July 2005

How Good Are the New CT Scanners for PE?
July 1, 2005... How Good Are the New CT Scanners for PE? Abstract & Commentary By Stephanie B. Abbuhl, MD, FACEP, Vice Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Associate Professor of Emergency...

Continuing Efforts to Predict Mortality in CAP Patients.
July 1, 2005... Continuing Efforts to Predict Mortality in CAP Patients Abstract & Commentary By Nathan I. Shapiro, MD, MPH, Research Director, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston,...

Abciximab: Good Adjunct to PCI, Not So Good With Fibrinolysis.
July 1, 2005... Abciximab: Good Adjunct to PCI, Not So Good With Fibrinolysis Abstract & Commentary By Andrew D. Perron, MD, FACEP, FACSM, Residency Program Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME. Source: De...

Special Feature - Injuries from Less Lethal Weapons: Are You Ready?
July 1, 2005... Special Feature Injuries from Less Lethal Weapons: Are You Ready? By Theodore C. Chan, MD, FACEP, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Medical Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Diego Medical Center,...

ECG Review: What Would You Ask the Technician?(about heart attack tracing)
July 1, 2005... ECG Review: What Would You Ask the Technician? By Ken Grauer, MD, Professor and Associate Director, Family Practice Residency Program, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville. Clinical Scenario: How would you interpret...

Physician CME Questions.
July 1, 2005... CME Objectives To help physicians: *Summarize the most recent significant emergency medicine-related studies; *Discuss up-to-date information on all aspects of emergency medicine, including new drugs, techniques, equipment,...