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• • ·Masthead

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• • ·Editorial Board

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• • ·Contents

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• • ·Information for Authors

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• Original Contributions

  • ·The impact of an ED-only full-capacity protocol

    Page :1329-1335

    Taketo Watase, Rongwei Fu, Denise Foster, Denise Langley, Daniel A. Handel

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  • ·Small-volume resuscitation from hemorrhagic shock with polymerized human serum albumin

    Page :1336-1346

    Catalina Messmer, Ozlem Yalcin, Andre F. Palmer, Pedro Cabrales

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  • ·The effect of bedside ultrasound on diagnosis and management of soft tissue infections in a pediatric ED

    Page :1347-1351

    Katrina Iverson, Demetris Haritos, Ronald Thomas, Nirupama Kannikeswaran

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  • ·Propofol for sedation can shorten the duration of ED stay in joint reductions

    Page :1352-1356

    Yi-Kung Lee, Chien-Chih Chen, Hsin-Yi Lin, Chen-Yang Hsu, Yung-Cheng Su

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  • ·Optic nerve ultrasound for the detection of elevated intracranial pressure in the hypertensive patient

    Page :1357-1363

    Pedro J. Roque, Teresa S. Wu, Laura Barth, Dave Drachman, Kai-Ning Khor, Frank LoVecchio, Stephan Stapczynski

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  • ·Emergency department visits: we are not prepared

    Page :1364-1370

    Charles P. Davis

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  • ·Prospective correlation of arterial vs venous blood gas measurements in trauma patients

    Page :1371-1377

    Scott E. Rudkin, Christopher A. Kahn, Jennifer A. Oman, Matthew O. Dolich, Shahram Lotfipour, Stephanie Lush, Marla Gain, Charmaine Firme, Craig L. Anderson, Mark I. Langdorf

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  • ·Heart-type fatty acid binding protein and the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome in the ED

    Page :1378-1384

    Yonathan Freund, Camille Chenevier-Gobeaux, François Leumani, Yann-Erick Claessens, Jean-Christophe Allo, Benoit Doumenc, Claudine Cosson, Pascale Bonnet, Bruno Riou, Patrick Ray

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  • ·A simple method of maintaining chilled saline in the prehospital setting

    Page :1385-1388

    Derek L. Isenberg, Michael J. Pasirstein

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  • ·Continuous chest compressions improve survival and neurologic outcome in a swine model of prolonged ventricular fibrillation

    Page :1389-1394

    Theodoros Xanthos, Theodoros Karatzas, Konstantinos Stroumpoulis, Pavlos Lelovas, Panagiotis Simitsis, Ioannis Vlachos, Grigorios Kouraklis, Evangelia Kouskouni, Ismene Dontas

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  • ·Blood ammonia is a predictive biomarker of neurologic outcome in cardiac arrest patients treated with therapeutic hypothermia

    Page :1395-1401

    Young Mo Cho, Yong Su Lim, Hyuk Jun Yang, Won Bin Park, Jin Seong Cho, Jin Joo Kim, Sung Youl Hyun, Mi Jin Lee, Young Joon Kang, Gun Lee

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  • ·Prospective evaluation of an ED observation unit protocol for trauma activation patients

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    Jessica Holly, Joseph Bledsoe, Kathryn Black, Riann Robbins, Virgil Davis, Philip Bossart, Erik Barton, Troy Madsen

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  • ·Small-bore catheter versus chest tube drainage for pneumothorax

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    Damien Contou, Keyvan Razazi, Sandrine Katsahian, Bernard Maitre, Armand Mekontso-Dessap, Christian Brun-Buisson, Arnaud W. Thille

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  • ·Role of inferior vena cava diameter in assessment of volume status: a meta-analysis

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    Agarwal Dipti, Zachary Soucy, Alok Surana, Subhash Chandra

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  • ·Cerebrospinal fluid biochemistry reflects effects of therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest in a porcine model

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    Rong Hua, Chunsheng Li, Ping Gong, Ziren Tang, Xue Mei, Hong Zhao

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  • ·Emergent cricothyroidotomies for trauma: training considerations

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    David R. King, Michael P. Ogilvie, George Velmahos, Hasan B. Alam, Marc A. deMoya, Susan R. Wilcox, Ali Y. Mejaddam, Gwendolyn M. Van Der Wilden, Oscar A. Birkhan, Karim Fikry

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  • ·A before- and after-intervention trial for reducing unexpected events during the intrahospital transport of emergency patients

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    Hee Kang Choi, Sang Do Shin, Young Sun Ro, Do Kyun Kim, Sun Hwa Shin, Young Ho Kwak

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  • ·Hospital-level variation in the percentage of admissions originating in the emergency department

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    James Studnicki, Elena A. Platonova, John W. Fisher

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  • ·Impact of inappropriate empirical antibiotic therapy on outcome of bacteremic adults visiting the ED

    Page :1447-1456

    Ching-Chi Lee, Chung-Hsun Lee, Ming-Che Chuang, Ming-Yuan Hong, Hsiang-Chin Hsu, Wen-Chien Ko

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  • ·Age variability in pediatric injuries from falls

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    Purnima Unni, Matthew Ryan Locklair, Stephen E. Morrow, Cristina Estrada

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  • ·Circadian variation of acute myocardial infarction in young people

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    Chia-Meng Chan, Wei-Lung Chen, Hung-Yi Kuo, Chien-Cheng Huang, Ying-Sheng Shen, Cheuk-Sing Choy, Jiann-Hwa Chen

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  • ·Is inadequate human immunodeficiency virus care associated with increased ED and hospital utilization? A prospective study in human immunodeficiency virus–positive ED patients

    Page :1466-1473

    T. Rinda Soong, Julianna J. Jung, Gabor D. Kelen, Richard E. Rothman, Avanthi Burah, Judy B. Shahan, Yu-Hsiang Hsieh

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  • ·ED crowding and the use of nontraditional beds

    Page :1474-1480

    Candace McNaughton, Wesley H. Self, Ian D. Jones, Patrick G. Arbogast, Ning Chen, Robert S. Dittus, Stephan Russ

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  • ·Electrocardiographic manifestations of tramadol toxicity with special reference to their ability for prediction of seizures

    Page :1481-1485

    Mohammadali Emamhadi, Hossein Sanaei-Zadeh, Masoumeh Nikniya, Nasim Zamani, Richard C. Dart

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  • ·Comparing the efficacy of intravenous tenoxicam, lornoxicam, and dexketoprofen trometamol for the treatment of renal colic

    Page :1486-1490

    Erdem Cevik, Orhan Cinar, Necati Salman, Aytekin Bayir, Ibrahim Arziman, Sukru Ardic, Scott Travis Youngquist

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  • ·Development and validation of the excess mortality ratio–based Emergency Severity Index

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    Ki Jeong Hong, Sang Do Shin, Young Sun Ro, Kyoung Jun Song, Adam J. Singer

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  • ·Gastrostomy tube replacement in a pediatric ED: frequency of complications and impact of confirmatory imaging

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    Cory D. Showalter, Benjamin Kerrey, Stephanie Spellman-Kennebeck, Nathan Timm

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  • ·Neurologic complaints in young children in the ED: when is cranial computed tomography helpful?

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    Tarannum M. Lateef, Rebecca Kriss, Karen Carpenter, Karin B. Nelson

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  • ·Inequalities in the early treatment of women and men with acute chest pain?

    Page :1515-1521

    Annica Ravn-Fischer, Thomas Karlsson, Marco Santos, Bo Bergman, Johan Herlitz, Per Johanson

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  • ·The validity of 9 physical tests for full-thickness rotator cuff tears after primary anterior shoulder dislocation in ED patients

    Page :1522-1529

    Chi Kit Yuen, Ka Leung Mok, Pui Gay Kan

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  • ·National representation in the emergency medicine literature: a bibliometric analysis of highly cited journals

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    Qiang Li, Yuan Jiang, Mao Zhang

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  • ·Potential synergy between advanced primary stroke centers and level I or II trauma centers in the United States

    Page :1535-1539

    Asif A. Khan, Saqib A. Chaudhry, Ameer E. Hassan, Gustavo J. Rodriguez, M. Fareed K. Suri, Kamakshi Lakshminarayan, Adnan I. Qureshi

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  • ·The difference in myocardial injuries and mitochondrial damages between asphyxial and ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrests

    Page :1540-1548

    Min-Shan Tsai, Chien-Hua Huang, Shang-Ho Tsai, Chia-Ying Tsai, Huei-Wen Chen, Hsaio-Ju Cheng, Chiung-Yuan Hsu, Tzung-Dau Wang, Wei-Tien Chang, Wen-Jone Chen

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  • ·Epinephrine, vasopressin, and nitroglycerin improve neurologic outcome in porcine asphyxial cardiac arrest

    Page :1549-1554

    Giolanda Varvarousi, Sotirios Goulas, Georgios Agrogiannis, Nikolaos Valsamakis, Dimitrios Iliopoulos, Despina Perrea, Christodoulos Stefanadis, Lila Papadimitriou, Theodoros Xanthos

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  • ·The influence of physician seniority on disparities of admit/discharge decision making for ED patients

    Page :1555-1560

    Kuan-Han Wu, I-Chuan Chen, Chao-Jui Li, Wen-Cheng Li, Wen-Huei Lee

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  • ·ED identification of patients with severe sepsis/septic shock decreases mortality in a community hospital

    Page :1561-1566

    Aveh Bastani, Stephen Galens, Albert Rocchini, Rosemarie Walch, Blerina Shaqiri, Kristen Palomba, Anne Marie Milewski, Angela Falzarano, Denise Loch, William Anderson

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• Editorial

  • ·Assessing prognosis of sepsis in the ED: do we have a magic ball?

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    Ilse M. Espina, Joseph Varon

    

• Brief Reports

  • ·Bedside ultrasound performed by novices for the detection of abscess in ED patients with soft tissue infections

    Page :1569-1573

    Tony Berger, Francisco Garrido, Jeffrey Green, Penelope Chun Lema, Jay Gupta

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  • ·Should creatine kinase-MB index be eliminated in patients with indeterminate troponins in the ED?

    Page :1574-1576

    Kathryn A. Volz, Gary L. Horowitz, Daniel C. McGillicuddy, Shamai A. Grossman, Leon D. Sanchez

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  • ·M-mode ultrasound for the detection of pneumothorax during helicopter transport

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    Matthew Lyon, Stephen A. Shiver, Perry Walton

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  • ·Prevalence of validated risk factors for developing atrial fibrillation—can we identify high-risk ED patients?

    Page :1581-1587

    Tyler W. Barrett, Stephanie A. Couch, Cathy A. Jenkins, Alan B. Storrow

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  • ·Empiric treatment of sexually transmitted infections in a pediatric Emergency Department: are we making the right decisions?

    Page :1588-1590

    Amy E. Pattishall, Shahnaz Y. Rahman, Shabnam Jain, Harold K. Simon

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  • ·An example of extreme cardiology: chest pain on the high seas and helicoptered medical evacuations : The French Navy experience

    Page :1591-1596

    Ulric Vinsonneau, Christiane Cavel, Christophe Bombert, Laurent Lely, Nicolas Paleiron, Claude Vergez-Larrouget, Jean-Christophe Cornily, Philippe Castellant, Martine Gilard, Paule Paule, Jean-Ariel Bronstein

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  • ·Prospective study of computed tomography in patients with suspected acute appendicitis and low Alvarado score

    Page :1597-1601

    Shang-Yu Wang, Jen-Feng Fang, Chien-Hung Liao, I-Ming Kuo, Chun-Hsiang Ou Yang, Chun-Nan Yeh, Yu-Pao Hsu, Yon-Choeng Wong, Te-Fa Chiu, Shang-Ju Yang

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  • ·EZ-IO in the ED: an observational, prospective study comparing flow rates with proximal and distal tibia intraosseous access in adults

    Page :1602-1606

    Boon Kiat Kenneth Tan, Stephanie Chong, Zhi Xiong Koh, Marcus Eng Hock Ong

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  • ·Unnecessary surgery for acute abdomen secondary to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor use

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    Laura C.G. de Graaff, Martijn van Essen, Eleonora M. Schipper, Henk Boom, Erik J.J. Duschek

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  • ·Prospective evaluation of the treatment of pain in the ED using computerized physician order entry

    Page :1613-1616

    Jay F. Blankenship, LeGrand Rogers, Jessica White, Adrienne Carey, David Fosnocht, Christy Hopkins, Troy Madsen

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  • ·Bedside ultrasound evaluation of tendon injuries

    Page :1617-1621

    Teresa S. Wu, Pedro J. Roque, Jared Green, Dave Drachman, Kai-Ning Khor, Marcy Rosenberg, Claire Simpson

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  • ·Acute aortic dissection in the ED: risk factors and predictors for missed diagnosis

    Page :1622-1626

    Muiteng Chua, Irwani Ibrahim, Xinyi Neo, Vitaly Sorokin, Liang Shen, Shirley B.S. Ooi

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  • ·Accuracy of emergency physicians using ultrasound measurement of crown-rump length to estimate gestational age in pregnant females

    Page :1627-1629

    Caitlin Bailey, Jennifer Carnell, Farnaz Vahidnia, Sachita Shah, Michael Stone, Mickeye Adams, Arun Nagdev

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• Reviews

  • ·Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for cardiac arrest: the importance of uninterrupted chest compressions in cardiac arrest resuscitation

    Page :1630-1638

    Lee M. Cunningham, Amal Mattu, Robert E. O'Connor, William J. Brady

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  • ·Cardiac troponin: a critical review of the case for point-of-care testing in the ED

    Page :1639-1649

    Roland Bingisser, Charles Cairns, Michael Christ, Pierre Hausfater, Bertil Lindahl, Johannes Mair, Mauro Panteghini, Christopher Price, Per Venge

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• Correspondence

  • ·A new technique for evaluating jugular venous distension in congestive heart failure using ultrasound

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    Michael D. Zwank, Catherine G. Carlson, Christopher P. Anderson

     
  • ·Comparison of pulse carbon monoxide oximetry with laboratory carbon monoxide oximetry regarding the time to diagnosis and treatment of patients with carbon monoxide poisoning: is it a reasonable and necessary comparison?

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    Hossein Sanaei-Zadeh

    
  • ·Comparison of pulse CO-oximetry and laboratory CO-oximetry with regard to time to diagnosis and treatment of carbon monoxide–poisoned patients

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    Neil B. Hampson

    

• American Journal of Emergency Medicine Electronic-Extra Pages (Full text articles available online at www.ajemjournal.com)

  • ·Ultrasound assessment of optic disc edema in patients with headache

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    Siri Daulaire, Lauren Fine, Margaret Salmon, Catherine Cummings, Otto Liebmann, Sachita Shah, Nathan Teismann

     
  • ·Treating baclofen overdose by hemodialysis

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    Ming-Ju Hsieh, Shyr-Chyr Chen, Te-I Weng, Cheng-Chung Fang, Tun-Jun Tsai

     
  • ·Laryngopyocoele: an unusual cause of a sore throat

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    Siu Fai Li, Bianca Siegel, Idaly Hidalgo, Danielle Weinman, Donald Yoo, David Gitler

     
  • ·Buprenorphine/naloxone inhibition of remifentanil procedural sedation

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    Thomas Gilmore, Al Saccheti, Teena Cortese

    
  • ·Impending cardiac tamponade caused by salt supplement in a hyponatremic patient with chronic kidney disease

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    Hui-Teng Cheng, Yen-Ting Lai, Kuei-Chin Tsai

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  • ·Recurrent vasodilator-refractory acute coronary syndrome as the exclusive manifestation of Graves disease

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    Chi-Pin Lee, Wen-Lieng Lee, Hui-Chin Lai, Chih-Tai Ting, Kuo-Yang Wang, Tsun-Jui Liu

     
  • ·Masked subdural empyema secondary to frontal sinusitis

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    Mustafa Calik, Akin Iscan, Mahmut Abuhandan, Ilhan Yetkin, Ferhat Bozku?, M. Fuat Torun

     
  • ·ST elevation in inferior derivation, coronary ectasia, and slow coronary flow following ceftriaxone use

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    T. Fikret ?lgenli, Ayça Aç?kal?n, Serdar Türkmen, Ahmet Avc?, Onur Akp?nar

     
  • ·Acute right and left heart failure caused by an intrathoracic stomach

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    Guillaume Buss, Pascal J.R. Mosimann, Paul-André Moix, Olivier Hugli

     
  • ·Lemierre's syndrome and rapidly deteriorating respiratory failure in the emergency department

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    Annette Dorfman, Hamid Shokoohi, M. Reza Taheri

     
  • ·Air in the heart: what should one do?

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    Arjun Dutt Law, Ajay Gulati, Ashish Bhalla

     
  • ·Caution of overdependence on formulas while treating hyponatremia

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    Gagangeet Sandhu, Eduardo Zouain, Germaine Chan

     
  • ·Treatment for ST-elevation myocardial infarction—bronchoscopy!

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    Ajay K. Sharma, E. Kevin Heist, Margaret Ferrell

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  • ·Aortic intramural hematoma with rupture and concomitant acute myocardial infarction: diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas

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    Mamatha Punjee Raja Rao, Prashanth Panduranga, Mohammed Al-Mukhaini, Lakshmi Ratnam, Mahmood Al-Jufaili

     
  • ·Hyperacute rejection from a donor who died of carbamate intoxication—a case report

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    Yi-Hsin Chan, Kuo-Ping Liew, Charles Chien-Feng Sun, Chuen Hsueh, Bing-Chin Li, Feng-Chun Tsai, Ja-Liang Lin, Pao-Hsien Chu

     
  • ·Surviving a crisis of HIV-associated immune reconstitution syndrome

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    Yu-Tzu Tsao, Shih-Wei Lee, Jin-Chyr Hsu, Feng-Ming Ho, Wei-Jie Wang

     
  • ·Pulmonary cavitation in a patient presenting with nonspecific complaints

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    Anna Sarah Messmer, Katharina M. Kubera, Paul J. Buser, Michael Tamm, Simone Muenst, Christian H. Nickel, Roland Bingisser

     
  • ·A novel approach to confirming nasogastric tube placement in the ED

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    Linda Nguyen, Resa E. Lewiss, Jonathan Drew, Turandot Saul

     
  • ·Heart blockage in a patient with cavitary lung lesions

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    Ching-Hsiang Lin, Shih-Hung Tsai, Hsiang-Cheng Chen, Sy-Jou Chen

     
  • ·An unusual presentation of bee sting: subarachnoid hemorrhagia

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    Suber Dikici, Leyla Yilmaz Aydin, Ayhan Saritas, Ozlem Kudas, Hayati Kandis

     
  • ·Icatibant: a novel approach to the treatment of angioedema related to the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors

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    Mauro Gallitelli, Michele Alzetta

     
  • ·Spontaneous tension pneumothorax and CO₂ narcosis in a near fatal episode of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation

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    Walter Spindelboeck, Adrian Moser

     
  • ·Usefulness of chest ultrasonography in detecting pulmonary embolism in patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic renal failure: a case report

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    Maurizio Zanobetti, Sofia Bigiarini, Alessandro Coppa, Alberto Conti, Francesca Innocenti, Riccardo Pini

     
  • ·Severe hypercalcemia in nonobstructive pyelonephritis with acute renal failure: hit or miss?

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    Yu-Tzu Tsao, Shih-Wei Lee, Jin-Chyr Hsu, Feng-Ming Ho, Wei-Jie Wang