Online Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine (EBEM)

1. SIGNS, SYMPTOMS AND PRESENTATIONS

None

2. ABDOMINAL AND GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS

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

Immediate ß-Blockade in Patients With Myocardial Infarctions: Is There Evidence of Benefit? (EBEM review - therapy)
Richard Sinert, David H. Newman, Ethan Brandler, Lorenzo Paladino
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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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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

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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

None

7. HEAD, EAR, EYE, NOSE, THROAT DISORDERS

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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8. HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS

None

9. IMMUNE SYSTEM DISORDERS

None

10. SYSTEMIC INFECTIOUS DISORDERS

None

11. MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS (NONTRAUMATIC)

None

12. NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS

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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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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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

None

14. PSYCHOBEHAVIORAL DISORDERS

None

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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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

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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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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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

18. TRAUMATIC DISORDERS

The Efficacy of Recombinant Activated Factor VII in Severe Trauma (EBEM review - therapy)
Daniel K. Nishijima, Shahriar Zehtabchi
November 2009 • Volume 54 • Number 5 • p737 to p744
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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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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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