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Latest Full Text Articles (15)241 Retrospective case note review of patients brought to Ipswich emergency department under mental health emergency examination orders: Does intoxication alter outcome Emergency Medicine Australasia, January 4, 2011
242 Area of residence and alcohol-related mortality risk: a five-year follow-up study Addiction, January 3, 2011
243 The impact of reduced ignition propensity cigarette regulation on smoking behaviour in a cohort of Ontario smokers Injury Prevention, December 24, 2010
244 The prevalence of work-related deaths associated with alcohol and drugs in Victoria, Australia, 2001-6 Injury Prevention, December 24, 2010
245 A Longitudinal Study of Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco Dependence Treatments in Massachusetts and Associated Decreases in Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular Disease Full Text PLoS Medicine, December 20, 2010
246 The relationship between substance use and posttraumatic stress disorder in a methadone maintenance treatment program Comprehensive Psychiatry, December 20, 2010
247 The Effect of Tobacco Outlet Density and Proximity on Smoking Cessation American Journal of Public Health, December 17, 2010
248 Systematic review of the evidence relating FEV1 decline to giving up smoking Full Text BMC Medicine, December 16, 2010 Evidence Based Medicine
249 Characteristics of current smokers, former smokers, and second-hand exposure and evolution between 1985 and 2007 European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, December 14, 2010
250 Alcohol Exposure and Mechanisms of Tissue Injury and Repair Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, December 7, 2010
251 Stage-based interventions for smoking cessation Cochrane Reviews, December 1, 2010
252 Does smoking really protect from recurrent aphthous stomatitis Full Text Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, November 30, 2010
253 Unraveling the complexity of driving while intoxicated: A study into the prevalence of psychiatric and substance abuse comorbidity Accident Analysis & Prevention, November 29, 2010
254 A fatally mistaken fruit juice drink: An unordinary way of cocaine intoxication Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, November 23, 2010
255 Histoenzymic Effects Of Cigarette Smoke On The Superior Colliculus Of Rattus Norvegicus The Internet Journal of Toxicology , November 16, 2010
256 Acute cigarette smoke exposure reduces clot lysis -- association between altered fibrin architecture and the response to t-PA Thrombosis Research, November 16, 2010
257 Processing dynamic facial affect in frequent cannabis-users: Evidence of deficits in the speed of identifying emotional expressions Drug and Alcohol Dependence, November 10, 2010
258 Plasma concentrations of soluble CD40 ligand in smokers with acute myocardial infarction: a pilot study Heart and Vessels, November 8, 2010
259 The acute effects of water pipe smoking on the cardio- respiratory system Full Text Chest, November 1, 2010
260 Alcohol drinking patterns and the risk of fatty liver in Japanese men Journal of Gastroenterology, October 27, 2010
Clinical Pearls in Emergency Medicine
- Appendicitis is the most common pediatric gastrointestinal surgical emergency.
- Drug-eluting stent (DES) placement improves revascularization rates without increased 3-year hazard of adverse clinical outcomes among individuals undergoing emergency primary percutaneous coronary intervention due to ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMIs).
- Using an accelerated diagnostic protocol (ADP) with Troponin 1 as the sole biomarker may successfully identify low short-term risk of major adverse coronary event (MACE), and decrease observation time among individuals who present to the ER with chest pain.
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Procalcitonin and CRP predict identify high-risk children with appendicitis
As published in Pediatric Emergency Care, procalcitonin and CRP levels discriminate between children admitted with a diagnosis of acute appendicitis who may require closer monitoring. The study involved 111 children who were divided into 2 groups based on intra-operative diagnoses of appendicitis (n=69) and peritonitis (n=42). Patients with peritonitis, who were more likely to have complications and require intensive care unit admission, had significantly higher procalcitonin (0.15 vs. 4.95 ng/ml) and CRP levels (3 vs. 14.3 mg/dl) on admission than patients with appendicitis. Using a cut-off procalcitonin level of 0.18 ng/ml, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value for peritonitis were 97%, 80%, 72%, and 89.3%, respectively. Using a cut-off CRP level of 3 mg/dl, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value for peritonitis were 95%, 74%, 68%, and 96.2%, respectively.
Read the article summaryVomiting during acute stroke increases mortality
As published in the Emergency Medicine Journal, patients who vomit during acute strokes have an increased risk of mortality (HR=5.06). Of 1968 stroke patients enrolled in the study, 1349 had cerebral infarctions, 459 had cerebral hemorrhages, and 152 had subarachnoid hemorrhages; 14.5% of all stroke patients vomited during the acute stage of the stroke (cerebral infarction, 8.7%; cerebral hemorrhage, 23.7%; and subarachnoid hemorrhage, 36.8%).
Read the article summaryAssociation between tight glycemic control and hip fracture in diabetics
As published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, patients with T2DM (mean age, 77.3 y; n=932) with a HbA1c < 6% (OR=3.01) or 6.1-7% (OR=2.34) are more likely to sustain a hip fracture than patients with a HbA1c > 8%. All patients had a HbA1c level determined within 3 months preceding the hip fracture. No differences in risk existed between patients treated with oral hypoglycemics or insulin.
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