Emergency Medicine Alert articles from November 2005

Emergency Medicine Alert archives from November 2005

Shock Teams Bring Favorable Effects to Patient Outcomes.
November 1, 2005... Shock Teams Bring Favorable Effects to Patient Outcomes Abstract & Commentary By Nathan Shapiro, MD, MPH Dr. Shapiro is Research Director, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine,...

Esophageal Coins in Asymptomatic Children: Watchful Waiting or Early Retrieval?(Report)
November 1, 2005... Esophageal Coins in Asymptomatic Children: Watchful Waiting or Early Retrieval? Abstract & Commentary By Raemma Paredes Luck, MD Dr. Luck is Assistant Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Director of Continuing Medical Education,...

Special Feature: Management of the Difficult Airway.
November 1, 2005... Special Feature Management of the Difficult Airway Michael Gibbs, MD, FACEP Dr. Gibbs is Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME. Dr. Gibbs has reported no relationships with companies having ties to...

ECG Review: Torsades Fabriques.(electrocardiogram)
November 1, 2005... ECG Review Torsades Fabriques? By Ken Grauer, MD Dr. Grauer is Professor and Associate Director, Family Practice Residency Program, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville. Dr. Grauer is the sole proprietor of KG/EKG...

Physician CME Questions.
November 1, 2005... Physician CME Questions 27. A physical examination finding consistent with an anticipated difficult airway is a ___________ distance less than 2 fingerbreadths. a. mylohyoid b. thyrohyoid c. thyromental d. intercalary ...