Current Issue May 2012, Vol. 42, No. 5

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Early Goal-directed Therapy (EGDT) for Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock: Which Components of Treatment are More Difficult to Implement in a Community-based Emergency Department?
May 2012(Vol. 42 | No. 5 | Pages 503-510)
Rory O’Neill, Javier Morales, Michael Jule

TRIAD III: Nationwide Assessment of Living Wills and Do Not Resuscitate Orders
May 2012(Vol. 42 | No. 5 | Pages 511-520)
Ferdinando L. Mirarchi, Erin Costello, Justin Puller, Timothy Cooney, Nathan Kottkamp

Use of RIFLE Criteria to Predict the Severity and Prognosis of Acute Kidney Injury in Emergency Department Patients with Rhabdomyolysis
May 2012(Vol. 42 | No. 5 | Pages 521-528)
Kathleen A. Delaney, Melissa L. Givens, Rais B. Vohra

Hemorrhagic Gastritis with Dabigatran in a Patient with Renal Insufficiency
18 May 2012
Shawn E. Fellows, Jamie M. Rosini, James A. Curtis, Emilio G. Volz
Abstract: Background: Dabigatran etexilate is the first oral direct thrombin inhibitor approved in the United States. Unlike warfarin, dabigatran has no known antidote. Providers should be aware of pa...
A Pilot Study Examining the Viability of a Prehospital Assessment with UltraSound for Emergencies (PAUSE) Protocol
18 May 2012
Eric J. Chin, Connie H. Chan, Rod Mortazavi, Craig L. Anderson, Christopher A. Kahn, Shane Summers, J. Christian Fox
Abstract: Background: Prehospital ultrasound has been shown to aid in the diagnosis of multiple conditions that do not generally change prehospital management. On the other hand, the diagnoses of card...
The Utility of Wet Prep in Predicting Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis
18 May 2012
Bruce M. Lo, Christopher K. Schott, Catherine M. Visintainer, Heidi A. Best
Abstract: Background: Diagnosing Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) cervical infections can be difficult in the Emergency Department without real-time testing, as historical and...
Would Earlier Microbe Identification Alter Antibiotic Therapy in Bacteremic Emergency Department Patients?
18 May 2012
Lisa R. Stoneking, Asad E. Patanwala, John P. Winkler, Albert B. Fiorello, Elizabeth S. Lee, Daniel P. Olson, Donna M. Wolk
Abstract: Background: Although debate exists about the treatment of sepsis, few disagree about the benefits of early, appropriately targeted antibiotic administration. Study Objectives: To determine t...
Reverse Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in the Setting of Anaphylaxis Treated with High-dose Intravenous Epinephrine
18 May 2012
Georges Khoueiry, Nidal Abi Rafeh, Basem Azab, Evelina Markman, Alain Waked, Georges AbouRjaili, Masood Shariff, Thomas Costantino
Abstract: Background: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is seen, though rarely, in anaphylaxis treated with epinephrine. Stress cardiomyopathy is most likely to occur in middle-aged women. The underlying etiol...

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