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Non-accidental Injury: Recognizing Child Abuse in the Pediatric Trauma Patient
The recognition of non-accidental injury is critical for a pediatric trauma patient. In the year 2000, almost 3 million reports of child abuse were made to social service agencies. Forty-four percent of the fatalities were children younger than 1 year of age. Not only are these statistics alarming, but they point out the need for emergency department and trauma physicians and nurses to recognize non-accidental injury and aggressively protect the children who seek our medical expertise and protection. -
Noncardiac Causes of Chest Pain in the Emergency Department: Part I
The diagnosis of patients with chest pain is straightforward only occasionally. A systematic method of evaluating these patients is essential to assess for potentially life-threatening conditions. This article discusses noncardiac causes of chest pain, particularly GI causes and aortic dissection. -
Full August 11, 2003, Issue in PDF
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Full August 2003 Issue in PDF
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B-Type Natriuretic Peptide: Clinical Utility in the Emergency Department Setting
As experienced physicians understand, heart failure can be a difficult diagnosis to establish in the emergency department setting, especially when there are factors that may complicate a patients presentation. This issue of Emergency Medicine Reports reviews the role and clinical utility of brain natriuretic peptide in the management of patients suspected of having heart failure upon presentation to the ED -
Full July 28, 2003, Issue in PDF
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Central Nervous System Manifestations of Drug Toxicity
Emergency medicine physicians routinely manage patients with neurologic toxicity due to drugs and chemicals. The causes of these toxicities are diverse. The focus of this article will be on the manifestations of drugs in the CNS, along with management recommendations. -
Full June 2, 2003, Issue in PDF
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Pediatric Appendicitis
MONOGRAPH: The diagnosis of acute appendicitis remains a challenging conundrum for the emergency physician.
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full October 5, 2014 Issue in PDF