Practical Summaries in Acute Care Archives – March 1, 2005
March 1, 2005
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Looking for a Clinical Decision Rule to Allow Safe Discharge of Young Chest Pain Patients
The authors developed a clinical decision rule for adult (younger than 40 years) chest pain patients, minimizing the risk of 30-day adverse cardiovascular events. -
Statin Metabolism Interactions
Jacobson studied four groups of healthy subjects to assess the pharmacokinetics of: 1) 40 mg pravastatin or 40 mg simvastatin coadministered with 480 mg verapamil; 2) 40 mg pravastatin or 80 mg atorvastatin plus 100 mg mibefradil; 3) 40 mg pravastatin or 80 mg atorvastatin plus 200 mg itraconazole; and 4) 40 mg pravastatin, 40 mg simvastatin, or 80 atorvastatin plus 500 mg clarithromycin. -
Search for a Safe Algorithm to Exclude PE Continues
This prospective observational study was designed to determine the safety of an emergency department pulmonary embolism (PE) diagnostic guideline. -
Prevalence of UTI and STD in Women with UTI Symptoms
There is considerable overlap between the presentation of lower urinary tract infection (UTI) and sexually transmitted disease (STD) in women, making the evaluation somewhat complicated. Are symptoms indicative of UTI, STD, or both? -
Special Feature: Right Ventricular Myocardial Infarction
Myocardial infarction of the right ventricle most often occurs in the setting of inferior wall myocardial infarction; the culprit artery is most often the right coronary artery. RV infarction complicates approximately 25% of inferior wall acute myocardial infarctions. -
ECG Review: A Subtle Reality Rhythm?
The 12-lead electrocardiogram and accompanying lead II rhythm strip in the Figure were obtained from a 74-year-old man with severe pulmonary disease. The computer interpreted this tracing as showing normal sinus rhythm. Do you agree? -
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