Emergency Medicine Alert articles from November 2002

Emergency Medicine Alert archives from November 2002

Treatment of sexually transmitted disease: update 2002.
November 1, 2002... Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2002. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2002;51(No. RR-6): 1-80. THIS REPORT UPDATES THE CDC'S PREVIOUS EDITION OF THIS resource, the 1998...

Ultrasound guidance offers visual help for placement of central venous catheters. (Abstract & Commentary).
November 1, 2002... Source: Miller AH, et al. Ultrasound guidance versus the landmark technique for the placement of central venous catheters in the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med 2002;9:800-805. ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE (USG) FOR THE PLACEMENT of central...

Practice guideline authors' ties to pharmaceutical industry not always clear. (Abstract & Commentary).
November 1, 2002... Source: Choudhry NK, et al. Relationships between authors of clinical practice guidelines and the pharmaceutical industry. JAMA 2002;287:612-617. DURING THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE RELATIONSHIP between physicians and the pharmaceutical...

The electrocardiogram in Wellens' syndrome. (Special Feature).
November 1, 2002... AMONG THE MANY ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC FINDINGS indicative of acute coronary syndromes, the emergency physician (EP) must be familiar with the characteristics of the pre-infarction stage of coronary artery disease known as Wellens' syndrome....

Physician CME questions.(continuing medical education)
November 1, 2002... 34. Which of the following statements concerning the treatment of common STD infections is false? a. The treatment of PID not only is aimed at both gonorrhea and chlamydia, but anaerobic coverage also appears to be important. b. The...

ST elevation in lead aVL. (ECG Review).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Clinical Scenario: The 12-lead ECG shown in the Figure was obtained from a 50-year-old man with new-onset chest pain. In view of a negative prior history of coronary disease, what might cardiac catheterization show? Interpretation: The...