Current Issue January 2012, Vol. 42, No. 1

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Risk Factors Associated with Delayed Diagnosis of Acute Pulmonary Embolism
January 2012(Vol. 42 | No. 1 | Pages 1-6)
Sean B. Smith, Jeffrey B. Geske, Timothy I. Morgenthaler

Emergency Provider Attitudes and Barriers to Universal HIV Testing in the Emergency Department
January 2012(Vol. 42 | No. 1 | Pages 7-14)
Christian Arbelaez, Elizabeth A. Wright, Elena Losina, Jennifer C. Millen, Simeon Kimmel, Matthew Dooley, William M. Reichmann, Regina Mikulinsky, Rochelle P. Walensky

Quantifying Drug-seeking Behavior: A Case Control Study
January 2012(Vol. 42 | No. 1 | Pages 15-21)
Casey A. Grover, Reb J.H. Close, Erik D. Wiele, Kathy Villarreal, Lee M. Goldman

Cardiac Rupture
03 February 2012
Betul Gulalp, Ozlem Karagun, Abdullah Tekin, Sibel Benli
Abstract: Background: Cardiac rupture is an unusual cause of chest pain and sudden cardiovascular collapse. This diagnosis may be easily forgotten while managing a patient in extremis in the initial m...
Acute Aortic Regurgitation with Myocardial Infarction: An Important Clue for Aortic Dissection
03 February 2012
Tolga Sinan Güvenç, Hatice Betül Erer, Rengin Çetin, Hakan Hasdemir, Erkan İlhan, Ceyhan Türkkan, Mehmet Eren
Abstract: Background: Aortic dissection is an important cause of acute chest pain that should be rapidly diagnosed, as mortality increases with each hour this condition is left untreated. The diagnosi...
Recurrent Spontaneous Globe Subluxation: A Case Report and Review of Manual Reduction Techniques
03 February 2012
Elizabeth W. Kelly, Michael T. Fitch
Abstract: Background: Spontaneous globe subluxation is an uncommon problem that develops acutely and can present with significant patient distress from ocular pain and vision loss. Objectives: To pres...
A Physician's Got to Know His (Test's) Limitations
03 February 2012
Jonathan Edlow
“A man’s got to know his limitations.”
Latency of Pulse Oximetry Signal with Use of Digital Probes Associated with Inappropriate Extubation during Prehospital Rapid Sequence Intubation in Head Injury Patients: Case Examples
03 February 2012
Steve A. Aguilar, Daniel P. Davis
Abstract: Background: Endotracheal intubation remains the definitive skill needed for airway management of both medical and surgical patients treated in the prehospital and hospital arenas. Subsequent...

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