Online Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine (EBEM)

1. SIGNS, SYMPTOMS AND PRESENTATIONS

Albumin Administration in the Management of Critically Ill Patients: Is It Safe? (SRA - therapy)
Lauralyn McIntyre, Robert S. Green
July 2009 • Volume 54 • Number 1 • p114 to p116
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Comparison Between Oral Versus Intravenous Rehydration to Treat Dehydration in Pediatric Gastroenteritis (SRA - therapy)
Jeffrey Hom, Richard Sinert
July 2009 • Volume 54 • Number 1 • p117 to p119
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Resuscitation of Hypovolemic Emergency Department Patients: Hypertonic or Isotonic Crystalloids? (SRA - therapy)
Shahriar Zehtabchi, Catherine Tubridy
July 2009 • Volume 54 • Number 1 • p128 to p131
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Dehydration in Infants and Young Children (SRA diagnosis)
Stephen Emond
March 2009 • Volume 53 • Number 3 • p395 to p397
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Fluid Administration in Emergency Department Patients With Uncontrolled Hemorrhage: How Much and When? (SRA therapy)
Shahriar Zehtabchi, Dana Sajed
November 2007 • Volume 50 • Number 5 • p608 to p611
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What Vasopressors Should Be Used to Treat Shock? (SRA therapy)
Jones AE
March 2007 • Volume 49 • Number 3 • p 367-368
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Clinical Assessment of Hypovolemia (SRA diagnosis)
Richard Sinert, Mark Spektor
March 2005 • Volume 45 • Number 3 • p327 to p329
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Does acetaminophen treat fever in children? (SRA therapy)
L M Evered
May 2003 • Volume 41 • Number 5 • p741 to p743
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2. ABDOMINAL AND GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS

Diagnostic Accuracy of Noncontrast Computed Tomography for Appendicitis in Adults: A Systematic Review
Veronica Hlibczuk, Judith A. Dattaro, Zhezhen Jin, Louise Falzon, Michael D. Brown
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Does This Patient Have Irritable Bowel Syndrome? (SRA diagnosis)
Jonathan Sherbino
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Do Opioids Affect the Clinical Evaluation of Patients With Acute Abdominal Pain? (SRA - therapy)
Rajiv Vadera, Jonathan Sherbino
July 2009 • Volume 54 • Number 1 • p 126-127
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Analgesia in Patients With Acute Abdominal Pain: To Withhold or Not to Withhold? (SRA - Therapy)
Richard Sinert, Uche Blackstock
November 2008 • Volume 52 • Number 5 • p 563-566
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Does This Adult Patient Have Appendicitis? (SRA diagnosis)
Benson Yeh
September 2008 • Volume 52 • Number 3 • p 301-303
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Should Proton Pump Inhibitors Be Used for Acute Peptic Ulcer Bleeding? (SRA therapy)
Eskin B, Readie JE
November 2006 • Volume 48 • Number 5 • p 624-626
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Clinical Assessment of Acute Cholecystitis in Adults (SRA diagnosis)
Roe J
July 2006 • Volume 48 • Number 1 • p 101-3
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Is Flumazenil an Effective Treatment for Hepatic Encephalopathy? (SRA therapy)
Barbara G. Lock, MD, Kiran Pandit, MD, MPH
March 2006 • Volume 47 • Number 3 • p 286-8
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Physical Examination of the Liver (SRA diagnosis)
Rawle A. Seupaul, Robert Collins
May 2005 • Volume 45 • Number 5 • p553 to p555
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Abdominal Palpation for the Diagnosis of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (SRA diagnosis)
Christopher R. Carpenter
May 2005 • Volume 45 • Number 5 • p556 to p558
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Accuracy of leukocyte count in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis (EBEM review - diagnosis)
Brian K Snyder, MD, Stephen R Hayden, MD
May 1999 • Volume 33 • Number 5 • p565 to p574
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3. CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS

Rhythm Control With Electrocardioversion for Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter (SRA therapy)
Latha G. Stead, Lekshmi Vaidyanathan
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Does the Clinical Examination Predict Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease? (SRA Diagnosis)
William Kenneth Milne, Andrew Worster
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Does This Patient With a Pericardial Effusion Have Cardiac Tamponade? (SRA diagnosis)
Jonathan Sherbino
March 2009 • Volume 53 • Number 3 • p 390 to p391
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Does This Patient Have Congestive Heart Failure? (SRA diagnosis)
Shahriar Zehtabchi, Ethan S. Brandler
January 2008 • Volume 51 • Number 1 • p 87-90
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Vasopressin or Epinephrine for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (EBEM review - therapy)
Wyer PC, Perera P, Jin Z, Zhou Q, Cook DJ, Walter SD, Guyatt GH
July 2006 • Volume 48 • Number 1 • p 86-97
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Rhythm Versus Rate Control for Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter (SRA therapy)
Stead LG, Decker WW
May 2006 • Volume 47 • Number 5 • p 496-8
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Clinical Assessment for Acute Thoracic Aortic Dissection (SRA diagnosis)
Jeffrey Bushnell, James Brown
July 2005 • Volume 46 • Number 1 • p90 to p92
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The use of low-molecular-weight heparins in acute coronary syndromes (SRA therapy)
Michael D. Brown, MD
July 2004 • Volume 44 • Number 1 • p76 to p78
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Anticoagulation or antiplatelet therapy for non-rheumatic atrial fibrillation and flutter (SRA therapy)
B M Diner
January 2003 • Volume 41 • Number 1 • p141 to p143
(Withdrawn from Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)

Use of Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors in Patients With Unstable Angina and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (SRA therapy)
Eddy S. Lang, MDCM, CCFP(EM), Marc Afilalo, MD, FRCPC
November 2002 • Volume 40 • Number 5 • p518 to p520
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Angioplasty versus intravenous thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction (SRA therapy)
E. John Gallagher, MD
March 2002 • Volume 39 • Number 3 • p299 to p301
(Withdrawn from Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)

Predicting the future: Can this patient with acute congestive heart failure be safely discharged from the emergency department? (EBEM review - prognosis)
Margaret Hsieh, MD, Thomas E. Auble, PhD, Donald M. Yealy, MD
February 2002 • Volume 39 • Number 2 • p181 to p189
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4. CUTANEOUS DISORDERS

None

5. ENDOCRINE, METABOLIC, AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS

Is Fluid Therapy Associated With Cerebral Edema in Children With Diabetic Ketoacidosis? (EBEM review - therapy)
Jeffrey Hom, Richard Sinert
July 2008 • Volume 52 • Number 1 • p69 to p75
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6. ENVIRONMENTAL DISORDERS

Do mammalian bites require antibiotic prophylaxis? (SRA therapy)
Troy W.S. Turner
September 2004 • Volume 44 • Number 3 • p274 to p276
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7. HEAD, EAR, EYE, NOSE, THROAT DISORDERS

Does This Child Have Acute Otitis Media? (SRA diagnosis)
Amandeep Singh, MD, Barbara L. Bond, MD
January 2006 • Volume 47 • Number 1 • p 113-4
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The Clinical Diagnosis of Streptococcal Pharyngitis (SRA diagnosis)
John W. Hafner
July 2005 • Volume 46 • Number 1 • p87 to p89
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Does this patient have temporal arteritis? (SRA diagnosis)
Corinne R. Widico, David H. Newman
January 2005 • Volume 45 • Number 1 • p85 to p87
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Should sore throats be treated with antibiotics? (SRA therapy)
Benson Yeh, Barnet Eskin
January 2005 • Volume 45 • Number 1 • p82 to p84
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Should children with otitis media be treated with antibiotics? (SRA therapy)
Barnet Eskin
November 2004 • Volume 44 • Number 5 • p537 to p539
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Update: Do ophthalmic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs reduce the pain associated with simple corneal abrasion without delaying healing? (EBEM review - therapy)
C S Weaver, K M Terrell
January 2003 • Volume 41 • Number 1 • p134 to p140
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     Do ophthalmic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs reduce the pain
     associated with simple corneal abrasion without delaying healing? (EBEM review - therapy)
     Michael D Brown, MD, William H Cordell, MD, Andrew S Gee, MD
     October 1999, part 1 • Volume 34 • Number 4 • p526 to p534
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Antibiotic treatment for acute maxillary sinusitis (SRA therapy)
Alvin Tang, MD, Brad Frazee, MD
November 2003 • Volume 42 • Number 5 • p705 to p708
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Use of antibiotics in patients with acute bacterial conjunctivitis (SRA therapy)
NE E Schiebel
March 2003 • Volume 41 • Number 3 • p407 to p409
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8. HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS

Use of low molecular weight heparins in patients with acute venous thromboembolism (SRA therapy)
Brian H. Rowe, MD, MSc, Eddy Lang, MD, CCFP(EM)
May 2002 • Volume 39 • Number 5 • p555 to p557
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9. IMMUNE SYSTEM DISORDERS

None

10. SYSTEMIC INFECTIOUS DISORDERS

Empiric Antibiotic Therapy for Sepsis Patients: Monotherapy With -Lactam or β-Lactam Plus an Aminoglycoside? (SRA therapy)
Richard Sinert, Leah
November 2008 • Volume 52 • Number 5 • p557 to p560
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Corticosteroids for Acute Bacterial Meningitis (SRA therapy)
Suneel Upadhye
September 2008 • Volume 52 • Number 3 • p291 to p293
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Does This Patient Have Influenza? (SRA diagnosis)
Eskin B, Levy R
January 2007 • Volume 49 • Number 1 • p 103-105
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Are Amantadine and Rimantadine Effective in Healthy Adults With Acute Influenza? (SRA therapy)
Hall M, Brown MD
September 2005 • Volume 46 • Number 3 • p 292-3
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Do Corticosteroids Decrease Mortality in Sepsis? (SRA therapy)
Timothy A.D. Graham
March 2005 • Volume 45 • Number 3 • p330 to p332
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Use of Neuraminidase Inhibitor Class of Antiviral Drugs for Treatment of Healthy Adults With an Acute Influenza-like Illness (SRA therapy)
Stephen R. Pitts, MD, MPH
May 2002 • Volume 39 • Number 5 • p552 to p554
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11. MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS (NONTRAUMATIC)

Does This Patient With Diabetes Have Osteomyelitis of the Lower Extremity? (SRA-diagnosis)
William Kenneth Milne, Christopher R. Carpenter
May 2009 • Volume 53 • Number 5 • p677 to p679
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Septic Arthritis in Emergency Department Patients With Joint Pain: Searching for the Optimal Diagnostic Tool (SRA - Diagnosis)
Antonia Hipp, Richard Sinert, EBEM Commentator Contact
November 2008 • Volume 52 • Number 5 • p 567-569
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Clinical Assessment of Low Back Pain (SRA diagnosis)
Antonia Hipp, Richard Sinert, EBEM Commentator Contact
March 2006 • Volume 47 • Number 3 • p 283-5
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12. NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS

Is This Patient Having a Stroke? (SRA - diagnosis)
Rawle A. Seupaul, Andrew Worster
July 2009 • Volume 54 • Number 1 • p120 to p122
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Clinical Prediction Rules to Stratify Short-Term Risk of Stroke Among Patients Diagnosed in the Emergency Department With a Transient Ischemic Attack (EBEM Review- prognosis)
Kaushal H. Shah, Hallie A. Metz, Jonathan A. Edlow
May 2009 • Volume 53 • Number 5 • p662 to p672
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Role of Abciximab in the Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke (SRA therapy)
Latha G. Stead, Lekshmi Vaidyanathan
March 2009 • Volume 53 • Number 3 • p392 to p394
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Does This Patient Have Dementia? (SRA diagnosis)
Christopher R. Carpenter
November 2008 • Volume 52 • Number 5 • p554 to p556
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Short-term Prognosis of Stroke Among Patients Diagnosed in the Emergency Department With a Transient Ischemic Attack (EBEM review - prognosis)
Kaushal H. Shah, Kenneth Kleckner, Jonathan A. Edlow
March 2008 • Volume 51 • Number 3 • p 316-323
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Does This Emergency Department Patient With Headache Require Neuroimaging? (SRA diagnosis)
Shahriar Zehtabchi, Brian Wright
March 2008 • Volume 51 • Number 3 • p 324-327
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Should Anticholinergic Drugs Be Used for Neuroleptic-Induced Acute Akathisia? (SRA therapy)
Adam Koertner
September 2007 • Volume 50 • Number 5 • p 346-348
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How Do I Perform a Lumbar Puncture and Analyze the Results to Diagnose Bacterial Meningitis? (SRA diagnosis)
Seupaul RA
July 2007 • Volume 50 • Number 1 • p 85-87
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Role of Early Supported Discharge in Acute Stroke Patients (SRA therapy)
Stead LG, Vaidyanathan L
May 2007 • Volume 49 • Number 5 • p 693-695
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What Is the Preferred First-Line Therapy for Status Epilepticus? (SRA therapy)
Lang ES, Andruchow JE
July 2006 • Volume 48 • Number 1 • p 98-100
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Treatment of Carotid Artery Dissection (SRA therapy)
Lang ES
September 2005 • Volume 46 • Number 3 • p 294-5
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Use of anticoagulants in acute ischemic stroke (SRA therapy)
Latha G. Stead
November 2004 • Volume 44 • Number 5 • p540 to p542
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Clinical assessment of meningitis in adults (SRA diagnosis)
David H. Newman, MD
July 2004 • Volume 44 • Number 1 • p71 to p73
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Blood pressure control in acute stroke (SRA therapy)
L. G. Stead, MD
January 2004 • Volume 43 • Number 1 • p129 to p132
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Antiplatelet agents for acute ischemic stroke (SRA therapy)
L G Stead
September 2003 • Volume 42 • Number 3 • p423 to p425
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Corticosteroid treatment for acute ischemic stroke (SRA therapy)
L G Stead, B H Rowe
July 2003 • Volume 42 • Number 1 • p150 to p152
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Use of thrombolytic therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke (SRA therapy)
Eddy S. Lang , MDCM, CCFP(EM), CSPQ
March 2002 • Volume 39 • Number 3 • p296 to p298
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How good is a negative cranial computed tomographic scan result in excluding subarachnoid hemorrhage? (EBEM review - diagnosis)
Jonathan A. Edlow, MD, Peter C. Wyer, MD
November 2000 • Volume 36 • Number 5 • p507 to p516
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     Correspondence

     Feedback: Computed tomography and lumbar puncture for the diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage:
     The importance of accurate interpretation
     David T. Schwartz, MD
     February 2002 • Volume 39 • Number 2 • p190 to p192
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     Feedback: Computed tomography and lumbar puncture for the diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage:
     Evidence, action, and error
     Jonathan A. Edlow, MD, Peter C. Wyer, MD
     February 2002 • Volume 39 • Number 2 • p192 to p194
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     Feedback: Computed tomography for subarachnoid hemorrhage
     Robert L. Prosser, Jr., MD, Jonathan A. Edlow, MD, Peter C. Wyer, MD
     June 2001 • Volume 37 • Number 6 • p679 to p685
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     Computed tomography for subarachnoid hemorrhage:
     What should we make of the "evidence"?
     Jerome R. Hoffman, MA, MD
     March 2001 • Volume 37 • Number 3 • p345 to p349
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Update: Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator in acute ischemic stroke (EBEM review - therapy)
Peter C. Wyer, MD
November 1999 • Volume 34 • Number 5 • p658 to p660
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     Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator:
     In my community hospital ED, Will early administration of rt-PA to patients with the
     initial diagnosis of acute ischemia stroke reduce mortality and disability? (EBEM review - therapy)
     Peter C. Wyer, MD, Harold H. Osborn, MD
     November 1997 • Volume 30 • Number 5 • p629 to p638
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     Correspondence

     Feedback: "Think or Die!"
     Walter L. Green, MD
     September 2000 • Volume 36 • Number 3 • p253 to p254
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     In response
     Peter C. Wyer, MD
     September 2000 • Volume 36 • Number 3 • p254 to p254
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     Feedback: Walk or die!
     William H. Cordell, MD
     November 1999 • Volume 34 • Number 5 • p661
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     Feedback: Walk or die! [in response]
     Peter C. Wyer, MD
     November 1999 • Volume 34 • Number 5 • p661 to p662
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13. OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Diagnostic Utility of Physical Examination, History, and Laboratory Evaluation in Emergency Department Patients With Vaginal Complaints (SRA diagnosis)
Elma Johnson, Nicole Berwald
September 2008 • Volume 52 • Number 3 • p 294-297
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14. PSYCHOBEHAVIORAL DISORDERS

Is This Patient Clinically Depressed? (SRA-diagnosis)
Jonathan Wassermann
May 2009 • Volume 53 • Number 5 • p674 to p676
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15. RENAL AND UROGENITAL DISORDERS

Update: Prevention of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in the Emergency Department (EBEM Review - therapy)
Richard Sinert, Christopher I. Doty
July 2009 • Volume 54 • Number 1 • pE1 to pE5
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     Bicarbonate to Prevent Contrast-Induced Nephropathy
     in the Emergency Department: Does the Brar
     Study Change Recommendations?
     Richard Sinert, Christopher I. Doty, Michael D. Brown
     July 2009 • Volume 54 • Number 1 • pE6 to pE7
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     Contrasting Agendas: Science for the Bedside
     or Water in the Wind?
     Eddy S. Lang, Victor M. Montori
     July 2009 • Volume 54 • Number 1 • p123 to p125
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     Does This Woman Have an Acute
     Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infection? (SRA diagnosis)
     Aubin C
     January 2007 • Volume 49 • Number 1 • p 106-108
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Does This Child Have a Urinary Tract Infection? (SRA-diagnosis)
Rupinder Singh Sahsi, Christopher R. Carpenter
May 2009 • Volume 53 • Number 5 • p680 to p684
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Prevention of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in the Emergency Department (EBEM review - therapy)
Richard Sinert, Christopher I. Doty
September 2007 • Volume 50 • Number 3 • p 335-345
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16. THORACIC-RESPIRATORY DISORDERS

Is Nebulized Hypertonic Saline Solution an Effective Treatment for Bronchiolitis in Infants? (SRA Therapy)
Kanwal Chaudhry, Richard Sinert
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Clinical Assessment of the Patient With a Suspected Pulmonary Embolism (SRA diagnosis)
Richard Sinert, Matthew Foley
July 2008 • Volume 52 • Number 1 • p 76-79
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Evidence Behind the 4-Hour Rule for Initiation of Antibiotic Therapy in Community-Acquired Pneumonia (EBEM review - therapy)
Kenneth T. Yu, Peter C. Wyer
May 2008 • Volume 51 • Number 5 • p 651-62
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The Role of Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists in Asthma Care (SRA therapy)
Neil M. Skjodt, Brian H. Rowe
May 2008 • Volume 51 • Number 5 • p663 to p665
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Management of Emergency Department Patients With Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Needle Aspiration or Tube Thoracostomy? (EBEM review - therapy)
Shahriar Zehtabchi, Claritza L. Rios
January 2008 • Volume 51 • Number 1 • p91 to p100
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Thrombolytic Therapy for Submassive Pulmonary Embolism? (EBEM review - therapy)
Worster A, Smith C, Silver S, Brown MD
July 2007 • Volume 50 • Number 1 • p78 to p84
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The Clinical Diagnosis of Infantile Pneumonia (SRA diagnosis)
Frederick RC
November 2006 • Volume 48 • Number 5 • p 627-630
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Diagnosing Pneumonia by Medical History and Physical Examination (SRA diagnosis)
Rosh AJ
November 2005 • Volume 46 • Number 5 • p465 to p467
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Nebulizers versus inhalers with spacers for acute asthma (SRA therapy)
Barry Diner, MD, MSc (Candidate)
March 2004 • Volume 43 • Number 3 • p410 to p412
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Nebulizers versus inhalers with spacers for acute asthma in pediatrics (SRA therapy)
Martin Osmond, MD, CM, FRCPC, Barry Diner, MD, MSc (Candidate)
March 2004 • Volume 43 • Number 3 • p413 to p415
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Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (SRA therapy)
B. H. Rowe, MD, MSc
January 2004 • Volume 43 • Number 1 • p133 to p135
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Are bronchodilators effective in bronchiolitis? (SRA therapy)
Troy W.S. Turner, MD, FRCPC, Lisa M. Evered, MD, FRCPC
November 2003 • Volume 42 • Number 5 • p709 to p711
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Are corticosteroids effective in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? (SRA therapy)
M L Edmonds
September 2003 • Volume 42 • Number 3 • p426 to p428
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Corticosteroid Treatment for Acute Croup (SRA therapy)
Brian H. Rowe, MD, MSc
September 2002 • Volume 40 • Number 3 • p353 to p355
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Addition of Intravenous Aminophylline to β₂-Agonist in Adults With Acute Asthma (SRA therapy)
Stephen Emond, MD
September 2002 • Volume 40 • Number 3 • p350 to p352
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Antibiotic Treatment for Acute Bronchitis (SRA therapy)
Marcia L. Edmonds, MD, MSc
July 2002 • Volume 40 • Number 1 • p110 to p112
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Nebulized ipratropium bromide in acute pediatric asthma: Does it reduce hospital admissions among children presenting to the emergency department? (EBEM review - therapy)
Brian H Rowe, MD, MSc, Andrew H Travers, MD, MSc, Brian R Holroyd, MD, FRCP, Karen D Kelly, BScN, PhD, Gary W Bota, MD, FRCP
July 1999 • Volume 34 • Number 1 • p75 to p85
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17. TOXICOLOGIC DISORDERS

To Dive or Not to Dive? Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to Prevent Neurologic Sequelae in Patients Acutely Poisoned with Carbon Monoxide (SRA therapy)
Judge BS, Brown MD
November 2005 • Volume 46 • Number 5 • p 462-4
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18. TRAUMATIC DISORDERS

Preventing Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults (SRA Therapy)
Christopher R. Carpenter
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The Efficacy of Recombinant Activated Factor VII in Severe Trauma (SRA Therapy)
Daniel K. Nishijima, Shahriar Zehtabchi
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Will My Patient Fall?, (SRA diagnosis)
Christopher R. Carpenter
March 2009 • Volume 53 • Number 3 • p398 to p400
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Mannitol for Traumatic Brain Injury: Searching for the Evidence (SRA therapy)
Eric J. Morley, Shahriar Zehtabchi
September 2008 • Volume 52 • Number 3 • p298 to p300
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The Role of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Prevention of Infection in Patients With Simple Hand Lacerations (SRA therapy)
Zehtabchi S
May 2007 • Volume 49 • Number 5 • p682 to p689
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The FAST Scan: Are We Improving Care of the Trauma Patient? (SRA therapy)
Vance S
March 2007 • Volume 49 • Number 3 • p 364-366
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     Correspondence

     Trauma Ultrasound and the 2005 Cochrane Review
     William T. Hosek, Melissa L. McCarthy
     November 2007 • Volume 50 • Number 5 • p619 to p620
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     In reply
     Steve Vance
     November 2007 • Volume 50 • Number 5 • p620 to p621
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     In reply
     Dirk Stengel
     November 2007 • Volume 50 • Number 5 • p621
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Does This Patient Have a Torn Meniscus or Ligament of the Knee? (SRA diagnosis)
Strayer RJ, Lang ES
May 2006 • Volume 47 • Number 5 • p 499-501
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Is Routine Spinal Immobilization an Effective Intervention for Trauma Patients? (SRA therapy)
Amado Alejandro Baez, MD, MSc, Nicola Schiebel, MD
January 2006 • Volume 47 • Number 1 • p 110-2
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Helmets for preventing head, brain, and facial injuries in cyclists (SRA therapy)
J J Bazarian
May 2003 • Volume 41 • Number 5 • p738 to p740
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Are corticosteroids effective in traumatic spinal cord injury? (SRA therapy)
M T Spencer, J J Bazarian
March 2003 • Volume 41 • Number 3 • p410 to p413
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Corticosteroids for Traumatic Brain Injury (SRA therapy)
Jeffrey J. Bazarian, MD, MPH
November 2002 • Volume 40 • Number 5 • p515 to p517
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Appendix. Administration

Effectiveness of Nonresuscitative First Aid Training in Laypersons: A Systematic Review
Stijn Van de Velde, Annemie Heselmans, Ann Roex, Philippe Vandekerckhove, Dirk Ramaekers, Bert Aertgeerts
September 2009 • Volume 54 • Number 3 • p447 to p457, e5
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Continuing Meetings and Workshops: Effects on Professional Practice and Health Care Outcomes
M. Fernanda Bellolio, Latha G. Stead
May 2009 • Volume 53 • Number 5 • p685 to p687
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