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Emergency Medicine Alert archives from September 2003
Ottawa Ankle Rules applied to children with mixed results.(Abstract & Commentary)(Author Abstract)
September 1, 2003... Source: Clark KD, et al. Evaluation of the Ottawa ankle rules in children. Pediatr Emerg Care 2003;19:73-78.
THE OTTAWA ANKLE RULES (OAR) FIRST WERE INTRODUCED BY IAN Stiell, et al in 1993. (1) Stiell's goal was a rule with 100% sensitivity...
Burst steroid therapy for COPD exacerbations.(Abstract & Commentary)(chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)(Author Abstract)
September 1, 2003... Source: Aaron SD, et al. Outpatient oral prednisone for emergency treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. N Engl J Med 2003;348:2618-2625.
THIS PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, placebo-controlled trial from Ian Stiell's...
Imaging in low back pain: is x-ray or rapid MRI better?(Abstract & Commentary)(Author Abstract)
September 1, 2003... Source: Jarvik JG, et al. Rapid magnetic resonance imaging vs radiographs for patients with low back pain: A randomized controlled trial. JAMA 2003;289:2810-2818.
THIS RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED TRIAL COMPARED rapid magnetic resonance imaging...
Hyperkalemia: electrocardiographic recognition and initial therapeutic considerations.(Special Feature)
September 1, 2003... HYPERKALEMIA IS AN ELECTROLYTE DISORDER WITH life-threatening potential. The spectrum of clinical presentation is wide, ranging from asymptomatic laboratory discovery to cardiac arrest. The most common cause is red blood cell hemolysis, which...
Physician CME questions.(continuing medical education)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... 19. The Ottawa ankle rules for radiography:
a. are not applicable in sports-related injuries.
b. are specific but not sensitive.
c. are not meant for use in the emergency department.
d. have been generalized to children with...
Pulmonary pattern and what else?(right ventricular hypertrophy)
September 1, 2003... Clinical Scenario: The ECG in the Figure was obtained from a 78-year-old man with long-standing pulmonary disease and new-onset heart failure. Based on the low voltage in leads [V.sub.1], [V.sub.2], [V.sub.3], the rightward frontal plane axis,...