Emergency Medicine Alert articles from May 2005

Emergency Medicine Alert archives from May 2005

Further Developments in Community-Associated MRSA.(methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
May 1, 2005... Further Developments in Community-Associated MRSA Abstract & Commentary Commentary by Stephanie Abbuhl, MD, FACEP, Medical Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Associate...

Recombinant Factor VIIa Shows Promise in Selected Patients with ICH.(Intracerebral hemorrhage)
May 1, 2005... Recombinant Factor VIIa Shows Promise in Selected Patients with ICH Abstract & Commentary Commentary by Andrew D. Perron, MD, FACEP, FACSM, Residency Program Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maine Medical Center,...

Bedside Ultrasound Increases Success Rate of Bladder Catheterization in Children.
May 1, 2005... Bedside Ultrasound Increases Success Rate of Bladder Catheterization in Children Abstract & Commentary Commentary by Raemma Paredes Luck, MD, assistant professor of pediatric emergency medicine and director of continuing medical...

Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Severe CAP.
May 1, 2005... Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Severe CAP Abstract & Commentary Commentary by Jerry D. Smilack, MD, FACP, infectious disease consultant at Mayo Clinic Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona Source: Confalonieri M, et al....

Antiretroviral Prophylaxis After Nonoccupational Exposure to HIV.
May 1, 2005... Antiretroviral Prophylaxis After Nonoccupational Exposure to HIV By Stan Deresinski, MD, FACP, clinical professor of medicine, Stanford University and associate chief of infectious diseases, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Santa Clara,...

ECG Review: Painful Heart Block.(Electrocardiography)
May 1, 2005... ECG Review: Painful Heart Block Figure: Simultaneously recorded lead II and lead MCL1 rhythm strip obtained from a middle-aged man with vomiting and severe pain. By Ken Grauer, MD, Professor and Associate Director, Family Practice...

CME Questions.
May 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,...