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501 Differential Effects of Alcohol Intoxication on S100B Levels Following Traumatic Brain Injury The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, December 17, 2009

502 Keeping firearms from drug and alcohol abusers Injury Prevention, December 14, 2009

503 Relationship between blood alcohol concentration on admission and outcome in dimethoate organophosphorus self-poisoning British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, December 11, 2009

504 A randomised controlled feasibility trial of alcohol consumption and the ability to appropriately use a firearm Injury Prevention, December 10, 2009

505 Cyclic Hyperemesis Secondary to Chronic Consumption of Cannabis: A Reconceptualization of Psychogenic Vomiting Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment , December 9, 2009

506 Inhalant Abuse: A Case of Hemoptysis Associated With Halogenated Hydrocarbons Abuse Pediatric Emergency Care, December 4, 2009

507 Access to Medical Care, Use of Preventive Services, and Chronic Conditions Among Adults in Substance Abuse Treatment Psychiatric Services, December 3, 2009

508 Substance Use Disorder in Adolescence: A Review for the Pediatric Dentist Journal of Dentistry for Children, December 3, 2009

509 Problem drug use, drug misuse and deliberate self-harm: trends and patient characteristics, with a focus on young people, Oxford, 1993-2006 Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, December 2, 2009

510 Smoking abstinence and reinstatement effects in adolescent cigarette smokers Nicotine & Tobacco Research, November 30, 2009

511 Alcohol-related head injury: Impact on acute CT workload in a major trauma centre British Journal of Neurosurgery, November 20, 2009

512 Acute alcohol impairs conditioning of a behavioural reward-seeking response and inhibitory control processesimplications for addictive disorders Addiction, November 19, 2009

513 Experience of sexual violence among women in HIV discordant unions after voluntary HIV counselling and testing: a qualitative critical incident study in Uganda AIDS Care, November 12, 2009

514 Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs: Future Directions for Screening and Intervention in the Emergency Department Academic Emergency Medicine, November 6, 2009

515 Alcohol Expectancy and Hazardous Drinking: A 6-Year Longitudinal and Nationwide Study of Medical Doctors European Addiction Research, November 5, 2009

516 Influence of Alcohol Intake on Circadian Blood Pressure Variation in Japanese Men: The Ohasama Study American Journal of Hypertension, October 29, 2009

517 Substance use among non-fatally injured patients attended at emergency departments in Spain Drug and Alcohol Dependence, October 22, 2009

518 Breath Alcohol Analyzer Mistakes Methanol Poisoning for Alcohol Intoxication Annals of Emergency Medicine, October 16, 2009

519 Changes in Alcohol-Related Harm after Alcohol Policy Changes in Denmark European Addiction Research, October 15, 2009

520 Influence of Heavy Cigarette Smoking on Heart Rate Variability and Heart Rate Turbulence Parameters Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology, October 9, 2009 Clinical Article

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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.

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Vomiting 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%).

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Association 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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2 High Times, Low Sats: Diffuse Pulmonary Infiltrates Associated with Chronic Synthetic Cannabinoid Use Journal of Medical Toxicology, April 1, 2013

3 Blood alcohol concentration and self-reported alcohol ingestion in acute poisoned patients who visited an emergency department Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, April 11, 2013 Free full text Review Article

4 Does Opiate Use in Traumatically Injured Individuals Worsen Pain and Psychological Outcomes? The Journal of Pain, April 19, 2013

5 Over-prescribing of antibiotics and imaging in the management of uncomplicated URIs in emergency departments BMC Emergency Medicine, April 18, 2013 Free full text

6 The Role of Race/Ethnicity in Alcohol-attributable Injury in the United States Epidemiologic Reviews, February 20, 2013 Review Article

7 Recreational drug abuse in patients hospitalized for diabetic ketosis or diabetic ketoacidosis Acta Diabetologia, April 29, 2013 Review Article

8 The effects of motivational interviewing on patients with comorbid substance use admitted to a psychiatric emergency unit - a randomised controlled trial with two year follow-up BMC Psychiatry, March 22, 2013 Free full text

9 A 9-State Analysis of Designer Stimulant, Bath Salt, Hospital Visits Reported to Poison Control Centers Annals of Emergency Medicine, March 29, 2013 Review Article

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Emergency Medicine - Substance Abuse News & Articles

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Clinical Pearls in Emergency Medicine

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Procalcitonin and CRP predict identify high-risk children with appendicitis

Vomiting during acute stroke increases mortality

Association between tight glycemic control and hip fracture in diabetics

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