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American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 25, Issue 5, Pages 489-590 (June 2007)
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Original Contributions


The use of the clinical scoring system by Alvarado in the decision to perform computed tomography for acute appendicitis in the ED
Robert McKay, Jessica Shepherd
pages 489-493
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Statins do not improve short-term survival in an oriental population with sepsis
Kai-Chien Yang, Jung-Yien Chien, Wei-Kung Tseng, Po-Ren Hsueh, Chong-Jen Yu, Chau-Chung Wu
pages 494-501
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Incidence and risk factors for venous thromboembolism in patients with nonsurgical isolated lower limb injuries
Bruno Riou, Christophe Rothmann, Nathalie Lecoules, Eric Bouvat, Jean-Luc Bosson, Philipe Ravaud, Charles Marc Samama, Moussa Hamadouche
pages 502-508
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Epinephrine, but not vasopressin, improves survival rates in an adult rabbit model of asphyxia cardiac arrest
Meng-Hua Chen, Lu Xie, Tang-Wei Liu, Feng-Qing Song, Tao He, Zhi-yu Zeng, Shu-Rong Mo
pages 509-514
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Mortality-related factors after hospitalization for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the burden of clinical features
Ana Bustamante-Fermosel, José M. De Miguel-Yanes, Mercedes Duffort-Falcó, Javier Muñoz
pages 515-522
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The risk for acute coronary syndrome associated with atrial fibrillation among ED patients with chest pain syndromes
Aaron M. Brown, Keara L. Sease, Jennifer L. Robey, Frances S. Shofer, Judd E. Hollander
pages 523-528
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Prevention of awakening signs after rapid-sequence intubation: a randomized study
Morgan Jaffrelot, Joel Jendrin, Yolande Floch, David Lockey, Patricia Jabre, Muriel Vergne, Frédéric Lapostolle, Michel Galinski, Frédéric Adnet
pages 529-534
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Biosurveillance of ED visits for gastroenteritis
Vashun A. Rodriguez, Michael E. Silverman, Dennis G. Cochrane, Barnet Eskin, Pamela Ohman-Strickland, Jonathan Rothman, John R. Allegra
pages 535-539
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Risk tolerance for the exclusion of potentially life-threatening diseases in the ED
Jesse M. Pines, Demian Szyld
pages 540-544
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Thrombolytic therapy vs primary percutaneous intervention after ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest due to acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and its effect on outcome
Nina Richling, Harald Herkner, Michael Holzer, Eva Riedmueller, Fritz Sterz, Wolfgang Schreiber
pages 545-550
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Brief Reports


Hydroxocobalamin for severe acute cyanide poisoning by ingestion or inhalation
Stephen W. Borron, Frédéric J. Baud, Bruno Mégarbane, Chantal Bismuth
pages 551-558
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Effects of implementing a rapid admission policy in the ED
James V. Quinn, Swaminatha V. Mahadevan, Garrett Eggers, Helen Ouyang, Robert Norris
pages 559-563
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Reviews


Sepsis in the 21st century: recent definitions and therapeutic advances
H. Bryant Nguyen, Dustin Smith
pages 564-571
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Diagnostics


Verapamil for ventricular tachycardia
Huck Chin Chew, Swee Han Lim
pages 572-575
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Atrial fibrillation in the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: ECG recognition and treatment in the ED
Brian T. Fengler, William J. Brady, Claire U. Plautz
pages 576-583
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Correspondence


Double counting of heart rate by interpretation software: a new electrocardiographic sign of severe hyperkalemia
Laszlo Littmann, William D. Brearley, Lee Taylor, Michael H. Monroe
pages 584-586
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Prehospital noninvasive bilevel positive airway pressure support in a 101-year-old patient with severe cardiogenic pulmonary edema
Xavier Combes, Patricia Jabre, Stéphanie Brohon-Sayag, Camille Pentier, Alain Margenet, Jean Marty
pages 586-588
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Qualitative vs quantitative cardiac marker assay in the prehospital evaluation of non-ST–segment elevation acute coronary syndromes
N. Sybille Goddet, François Dolveck, Alexis Descatha, Patrick Lagron, François Templier, Thierry Joseph, Jeanne-Armelle Alexandre, Olivier Dubourg, Michel Baer, Marcel Chauvin, Dominique Fletcher
pages 588-589
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Statistical or clinical significance? A critical point in interpreting medical data
Cenker Eken
page 589
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Considerations regarding the Spaso technique for dislocations of shoulder
Andrea Emilio Salvi
page 590
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