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Priapism: a medical emergency

Hospital Medicine, 2002
Priapism is defined as a prolonged penile erection that fails to subside despite orgasm. It is a medical emergency which should be diagnosed and treated early to preserve erectile function and avoid corporal fibrosis resulting from anoxia of the corporal tissue.
J S, Kalsi   +3 more
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Cancer: A medical emergency

Medical Hypotheses, 2006
Over the last decade clinical trials have established the effectiveness of adjuvant chemotherapy in eradicating micrometastases in many different cancers, including breast, colon, and lung. This success stands in sharp contrast to our failure to cure clinically evident metastatic cancer.
William, Harless, Yang, Qiu
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Medical emergencies for dentists

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, 1958
Abstract Patients die in dental offices every year. Some of these fatalities are the direct result of dental procedures, while others occur coincidental to the patient's being in a dental office when stricken. The emergencies and complications that can lead to serious disability and even to death are the direct concern of every practicing dentist ...
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Medical Emergencies in Farmers

The Journal of Rural Health, 2018
AbstractBackground: Agricultural work involves hazards that may harm long‐term well‐being. We evaluated the risk of long‐term disability and death for agricultural workers compared to construction workers with similar demographics. We hypothesized that delays to emergency care and subsequent long‐term disability following injury might be worse for ...
Sharon C M, Reece   +2 more
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Managing Medical Emergencies

The Journal of the American Dental Association, 1993
A simple dental procedure can quickly escalate into a medical emergency. Management of six common emergencies is described.
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Emergency medical services

The American Journal of Medicine, 1997
Prehospital emergency medical service personnel are at occupational risk of exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Current protections from blood-borne pathogens are not adequate for all firefighters and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel.
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Pancreatitis as a Medical Emergency

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 1988
Pancreatitis in its acute form, whether from alcohol or gallstones, can be a severe, devastating illness. Patients presumed to have the disease require aggressive fluid therapy and imaging of the pancreas by ultrasound and computed tomography (CT).
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Medical Emergencies in Flight

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1982
To the Editor.— The SPECIAL COMMUNICATION on "Medical Aspects of Transportation Aboard Commercial Aircraft" (1982;247:1007) was of great interest to me. Not too long ago, I responded to an "if there is a doctor aboard..." request. An elderly woman had lost consciousness; according to her daughter, there was a history of heart disease, and chest pain ...
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Decompression sickness: A Medical emergency

Resuscitation, 1981
Abstract Our clinical experience on the use of decompression chamber and intensive care in the treatment of decompression sickness in 64 patients is reported. The results obtained in this study allow the formulation of some considerations regarding the evaluation of type of patients; the effect of delay upon prognosis; the use of particular schedules
G, Pelosi   +4 more
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Is Neuroborreliosis a Medical Emergency?

Neurocritical Care, 2006
Although Lyme disease affects the nervous system in many ways (collectively known as neuroborreliosis), only rarely does it present as a medical emergency. In extreme cases, it may cause (1) encephalitis, (2) a rapidly progressive peripheral neuropathy, or (3) a painful truncal radiculopathy that may be confused with a severe visceral process.
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