Practical Summaries in Acute Care Archives – July 1, 2005
July 1, 2005
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How Good Are the New CT Scanners for PE?
The purpose of this prospective study was to assess whether a strategy of D-dimer testing and multidetector-row computed tomography —without the use of lower-limb ultrasonography —would safely rule out pulmonary embolism in emergency department patients suspected to have PE. -
Continuing Efforts to Predict Mortality in CAP Patients
There are a number of recommendations as to the best available approach to the care of patients with pneumonia. This investigation is part of a larger study looking at the effect of a pneumonia pathway on patient outcomes. -
Abciximab: Good Adjunct to PCI, Not So Good With Fibrinolysis
The purpose of this study was to perform a comprehensive meta-analysis of all randomized trials with abciximab as adjunctive treatment of STEMI, including both fibrinolytic and mechanical reperfusion strategies. -
Special Feature - Injuries from Less Lethal Weapons: Are You Ready?
Less lethal weapons are becoming increasingly popular amongst law enforcement agencies and the military to apprehend and subdue violent and dangerous persons in the field. -
ECG Review: What Would You Ask the Technician?
How would you interpret the 12-lead electrocardiogram shown in the Figure? What is distinctly unusual about this tracing? What would you ask the technician who recorded this tracing?