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Prompt diagnosis of ST-elevation myocardial infarction with papillary muscle rupture by point-of-care ultrasound in the emergency department [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2017
A previously healthy 61-year-old man presented to the emergency department with chest pain and dyspnoea for 6 hours. Examination revealed distress with an apical pansystolic murmur.
Koon Ho Cheung, Colin Graham Alexander
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Nonoperative management of grade IV liver laceration following blunt abdominal trauma complicated with delayed bilioplueral fistula

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2023
The incidence of bile leaks following blunt liver trauma ranges from 0.5% to 21%. Bile leaks could give rise to biliopleural fistula, which can end up causing cholethorax, where a bilious effusion is seen in the pleural cavity.
YMKA Yapa, B Prashanthan, R Mahanama, D Subasinghe   +3 more
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Accidents and Emergencies

Calenda, 2012
The aim of this conference is to take stock of the present by focusing on modern Europe and North America from roughly 1750 onwards. It welcomes historians from all sub-fields (social, medical, cultural, etc.), scholars from other disciplines such as sociology and cultural studies.
Mark Gardiner, Sarah Eisen, Catherine Murphy   +2 more
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Emergency department poisoning and toxicology patients admitted to the high dependency and intensive care units: an eight-year analysis

Emergency Care Journal
Data on patients with poisoning requiring ICU (Intensive Care Unit) & HD (High Dependency) care in Singapore is inadequate. In this study, we describe the epidemiological, clinical characteristics, implicated agents, interventions, and outcomes of ...
Abhay Kant, Rupeng Mong, Gabriel Joseph Arciaga, Kelvin Kaibin Kuan, Hock Heng Tan   +4 more
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Hemodynamic measurements for evaluating vasovagal syncope in the emergency department [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2015
Syncope is a sudden and transient loss of consciousness and postural tone, with spontaneous recovery without medical intervention. It accounts for 1.0% to 1.5% of emergency department (ED) visits and up to 6% of hospital admissions. Vasovagal syncope may
Stewart Siu-Wa Chan, Junrong Mo, Colin Alexander Graham, Timothy Hudson Rainer   +3 more
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RTICLE The utilization of procedural sedation and analgesia at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali, Rwanda

Rwanda Medical Journal, 2021
INTRODUCTION: In the Emergency Department (ED), safe and effective Procedural Sedation and Analgesia (PSA) is essential. The professional performing procedural sedation has to be prepared to handle any potential adverse effects.
A. Manirafasha, O. F. Umuhire, J. Muragizi, N. Rosenberg, G. N. Cattermole   +4 more
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Use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among emergency department (ED) patients in Sweden

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2020
Background It has been suggested that the combination of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) with conventional medicine carries a risk of adverse effects.
Jenny M Carlsson, Madelene Vestin, Kristofer Bjerså   +2 more
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Effects of virtual reality on anxiety and pain in adult patients undergoing wound-closure procedures: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Digital Health
Background In emergency departments, suturing is a typical procedure for closing lacerated wounds but is invasive and often causes anxiety and pain. Virtual reality (VR) intervention has been reported as a relaxing measure.
SY Ko, Eliza ML Wong, TL Ngan, HK Leung, Kennis TY Kwok, HF Tam, CC Chan   +6 more
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Clinical experience of using high‐flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy for treating SARS‐CoV‐2019 (COVID‐19)‐infected patients in the emergency medicine ward

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine
Introduction During the fifth‐wave outbreak of COVID‐19 in Hong Kong in 2022, North Lantau Hospital (NLTH), as the designated COVID‐19 hospital in Kowloon West Cluster, offered medical support for COVID‐19 patients in the district and nearby isolation ...
Yiu Chung Ng, Shing Ko, Safiyyah Nok Sze Lui, Ka In Chan, Kevin Ching Hin Wong, Oi Fung Wong   +5 more
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Comparing accuracy of clinical prediction rules to predict pneumonia in children and adolescents with acute febrile respiratory illness

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine
Background It is a common challenge for emergency physicians to differentiate pneumonia from simple upper respiratory tract infections. Several clinical prediction rules exist to assist the diagnosis process and guide the clinical decisions of ordering ...
Yuet Hong Wu, Jeremy Ho Hei Chiu, Choi Fung Tse, Yuet Yan Fiona Chan, Kin Ming Poon, Chun Tat Lui   +5 more
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