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Persistence of delays in presentation and treatment for patients with acute myocardial infarction: The GUSTO-I and GUSTO-III experience
Abstract: Study Objective: Early treatment with fibrinolytic therapy substantially decreases mortality in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We examined delays to hospital arrival and treatment in 2 l...
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W.Brian Gibler,
Paul W. Armstrong,
E.Magnus Ohman,
W.Douglas Weaver,
Amanda L. Stebbins,
Joel M. Gore,
L.Kristin Newby,
Robert M. Califf,
Eric J. Topol,
For the Global Use of Strategies to Open Occluded Coronary Arteries (GUSTO) Investigators
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Full-length article
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pages 123-130
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B-type natriuretic peptide predicts future cardiac events in patients presenting to the emergency department with dyspnea
Abstract: Study Objective: B-Type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a neurohormone secreted from the cardiac ventricles in response to volume expansion and pressure overload. We have recently demonstrated ...
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Alex Harrison,
L.Katherine Morrison,
Padma Krishnaswamy,
Radmila Kazanegra,
Paul Clopton,
Quyen Dao,
Patricia Hlavin,
Alan S. Maisel
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pages 131-138
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A randomized, controlled trial of panic disorder treatment initiation in an emergency department chest pain center
Abstract: Study Objective: We examine the effect of a protocol for panic disorder recognition and treatment initiation on medication initiation rates and medication continuation rates at 1- and 3-mont...
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Lawson Wulsin,
Tiepu Liu,
Alan Storrow,
Shelley Evans,
Naakesh Dewan,
Catherine Hamilton
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Full-length article
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pages 139-143
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Criteria for the safe use of D -dimer testing in emergency department patients with suspected pulmonary embolism: A multicenter us study
Abstract: Study Objective: We derive a decision rule to partition emergency department patients with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) into a small, high-risk group (>40% pretest probability) that ...
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Jeffrey A. Kline,
R.Darrell Nelson,
Raymond E. Jackson,
D.Mark Courtney
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Full-length article
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pages 144-152
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How relevant are the systematic reviews in the cochrane library to emergency medical practice?
Abstract: Study Objectives: The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), one of the databases in the Cochrane Library, is a compilation of regularly updated systematic reviews with meta-analyti...
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Stephen D. Emond,
Peter C. Wyer,
Michael D. Brown,
William H. Cordell,
Carol H. Spooner,
Brian H. Rowe
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pages 153-158
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Analysis of pediatric hospitalizations after emergency department release as a quality improvement tool
Abstract: Study Objective: We characterize repeat pediatric emergency department visits and determine the cause for such visits as an indicator of potential need for quality improvement. We hypothesiz...
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Andrew D. DePiero,
Daniel W. Ochsenschlager,
James M. Chamberlain
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pages 159-163
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Cardiology and emergency medicine: United We Stand, divided we fall
Abstract: [Gibler WB, Topol EJ, Holroyd B, Armstrong PW. Cardiology and emergency medicine: united we stand, divided we fall.Ann Emerg Med. February 2002;39:164-167.]
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W.Brian Gibler,
Eric J. Topol,
Brian Holroyd,
Paul W. Armstrong
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Full-length article
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pages 164-167
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Rapid process redesign in a university-based emergency department: Decreasing waiting time intervals and improving patient satisfaction
Abstract: Academic emergency departments are traditionally associated with inefficiency and long waits. The academic medical model presents unique barriers to system changes. Several non–university-ba...
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Daniel W. Spaite,
Fran Bartholomeaux,
John Guisto,
Elizabeth Lindberg,
Becky Hull,
Alicia Eyherabide,
Sally Lanyon,
Elizabeth A. Criss,
Terence D. Valenzuela,
Carol Conroy
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pages 168-177
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| Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine |
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Online evidence-based emergency medicine
Abstract: [Cordell WH. Online evidence-based emergency medicine. Ann Emerg Med . February 2002;39:178-180.]
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William H. Cordell
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pages 178-180
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Predicting the future: Can this patient with acute congestive heart failure be safely discharged from the emergency department?
Abstract: [Hsieh M, Auble TE, Yealy DM. Predicting the future: can this patient with acute congestive heart failure be safely discharged from the emergency department? Ann Emerg Med. February 2002;39:...
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Margaret Hsieh,
Thomas E. Auble,
Donald M. Yealy
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pages 181-189
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Feedback: Computed tomography and lumbar puncture for the diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage: The importance of accurate interpretation
Abstract: [Schwartz DT. Feedback: computed tomography and lumbar puncture for the diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage: the importance of accurate interpretation. Ann Emerg Med. February 2002;39:190-1...
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David T. Schwartz
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pages 190-192
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Feedback: Computed tomography and lumbar puncture for the diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage: Evidence, action, and error
Abstract: [Edlow JA, Wyer PC. Feedback: computed tomography and lumbar puncture for the diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage: evidence, action, and error [response]. Ann Emerg Med. February 2002;39:19...
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Jonathan A. Edlow,
Peter C. Wyer
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pages 192-194
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Recent trends in motorcycle fatalities
[National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Recent trends in motorcycle fatalities. Ann Emerg Med. February 2002;39:195-196.]
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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pages 195-196
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Commentary: Riding off into the sunset: Implications of an aging motorcyclist population
[Marottoli RA. Commentary: Riding off into the sunset: implications of an aging motorcyclist population. Ann Emerg Med. February 2002;39:196-197.]
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Richard A. Marottoli
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pages 196-197
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Traffic Safety Medical Fellowship One-Year Intermittent Appointment
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Miscellaneous
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page 197
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| Change of Shift |
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Ash Wednesday
Abstract: [Mellick LB, Mellick DR. Ash Wednesday. Ann Emerg Med. February 2002;39:198-199.]
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Larry B. Mellick,
Dena R. Mellick
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pages 198-199
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Afghan refugees: The ugly truth
Abstract: [Halimi KM. Afghan refugees: the ugly truth. Ann Emerg Med . February 2002;39:200-202.]
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Kadeer M. Halimi
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pages 200-202
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Severe acute valproic acid intoxication successfully treated with hemodiafiltration without hemoperfusion
Valproic acid (VPA) is used as sodium valproate to treat partial and generalized seizures or acute psychoses and to prevent bipolar disorders and migraine. After acute VPA overdose, which in adults is...
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Marilena Minari,
Umberto Maggiore,
Dante Tagliavini,
Carlo Rotelli,
Aderville Cabassi,
Salvatore David,
Enrico Fiaccadori
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Correspondence
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pages 202-204
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Whither psychiatry?
I read with interest the article by Dr. Schaulis and Dr. Snoey (article #115939) in the July 2001 issue regarding patient G, a patient with chronic factitious disorder presenting repeatedly to their e...
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Jeffrey I. Bennett
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pages 203-204
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Annals welcomes letters to the editor, including observations, opinions, corrections, very brief reports, and comments on published articles. Letters to the editor will not be accepted if they exceed ...
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I appreciate Dr. Bennett's comments on the article about patient G. In fact, I realized as I read his comments that my psychiatric training in medical school had taken place under his auspices. Althou...
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Monique Schaulis
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pages 204-205
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Asymptomatic traumatic tricuspid regurgitation: A case report with an early diagnosis
Although traumatic tricuspid insufficiency is uncommon, accounting for fewer than 5% of heart lesions, it is the most frequent form of right heart injury. Its diagnosis has been changed with echocardi...
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Nicolas Mansencal,
Bruno Mourvillier,
Jacques Schwob,
Bruno Priolet,
Pierre Guezennec,
Jean-Pierre Bedos
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Correspondence
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pages 205-206
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Ventricular fibrillation after pseudo-Bartter's syndrome
Hypokalemia is one of the risk factors for cardiac arrhythmia and conduction abnormalities such as ventricular fibrillation (VF). Although pseudo-Bartter's syndrome can induce severe hypokalemia, no p...
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Mineji Hayakawa,
Satoru Sugimoto,
Izumi Matsubara,
Satoshi Gando,
Takashi Kameue,
Yuji Morimoto
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Correspondence
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pages 205-206
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Correction
In the October 2001 supplement, the Research Forum abstract by Baren et al (“A Randomized Controlled Trial of Two Simple Emergency Department Interventions to Improve the Rate of Primary Care Follow-U...
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page 206
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Abstracts
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page 207
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Correction
In the January 2002 issue, the letter to the editor by Waxman (“Beyond Left Bundle-Branch Block: Looking for the Acute Transmural Myocardial Infarction”; page 95), a word was inadvertently dropped dur...
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Editorial Board
Joseph F. Waeckerle, MD Editor in Chief Michael L. Callaham, MD Deputy Editor Associate Editors William G. Baxt, MD Robert K. Knopp, MD Judith E. Tintinalli, MD, MS Ronald L. Krome, MD, MBA Editor Eme...
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2002 Medical Toxicology Subspecialty Examination
The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM), the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP), and the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) will administer the certifying examination in Medical Toxi...
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Miscellaneous
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2002 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Subspecialty Examination
The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) and the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) will administer the certifying examination in Pediatric Emergency Medicine on November 18, 2002. The eligibil...
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Manuscript Submission Agreement
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Medical Toxicology: A Synopsis and Study Guide
Medical Toxicology: A Synopsis and Study Guide
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Helene D. Jones
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