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American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 27, Issue 5, Pages 519-634 (June 2009)
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Original Contributions


Percutaneous feeding tube replacement in the ED—are confirmatory x-rays necessary?
Gregory Jacobson, Peter A. Brokish, Keith Wrenn
pages 519-524
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The impact of patient sex on paramedic pain management in the prehospital setting
Bill Lord, James Cui, Anne-Maree Kelly
pages 525-529
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Prognostic indicators of open globe injuries in children
Ching-Hsing Lee, Lan Lee, Ling-Yuh Kao, Ken-Kuo Lin, Meng-Ling Yang
pages 530-535
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Efficacy of ShotBlocker in reducing pediatric pain associated with intramuscular injections
Lisa A. Drago, Sabina B. Singh, April Douglass-Bright, Maame Yaa Yiadom, Brigitte M. Baumann
pages 536-543
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Antibiotic prescribing for presumed nonbacterial acute respiratory tract infections
Sherrie L. Aspinall, Chester B. Good, Joshua P. Metlay, Maria K. Mor, Michael J. Fine
pages 544-551
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The association between physician risk tolerance and imaging use in abdominal pain
Jesse M. Pines, Judd E. Hollander, Joshua A. Isserman, Esther H. Chen, Anthony J. Dean, Frances S. Shofer, Angela M. Mills
pages 552-557
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Use of the Triage Stroke Panel in a neurologic emergency service
Igor Sibon, François Rouanet, Wassilios Meissner, Jean Marc Orgogozo
pages 558-562
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The rate of sexually transmitted infections in ED patients with vaginal bleeding
Nicole Berwald, Shahriar Zehtabchi, Susan Cheng, Michael Augenbraun, Khaled Abu-Lawi, Tom McLaughlin, Michael Lucchesi
pages 563-569
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Brief Reports


Immediate prehospital hypothermia protocol in comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Laure Hammer, François Vitrat, Dominique Savary, Guillaume Debaty, Charles Santre, Michel Durand, Geraldine Dessertaine, Jean-François Timsit
pages 570-573
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Can acute cholecystitis with gallbladder perforation be detected preoperatively by computed tomography in ED? Correlation with clinical data and computed tomography features
Ming-Jen Tsai, Jen-Dar Chen, Chui-Mei Tiu, Yi-Hong Chou, Sheng-Chuan Hu, Cheng-Yen Chang
pages 574-581
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Perceived social support among adults seeking care for acute respiratory tract infections in US EDs
Sara K. Levin, Joshua P. Metlay, Judith H. Maselli, Ayanna S. Kersey, Carlos A. Camargo, Ralph Gonzales, The IMPAACT Project Investigators
pages 582-587
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Hyper-use of the ED
Joseph R. Shiber, Michael B. Longley, Kori L. Brewer
pages 588-594
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Reviews


Hospitals with and without percutaneous coronary intervention capability: considerations for treating acute coronary syndromes
Judd E. Hollander, C. Michael Gibson, Charles V. Pollack
pages 595-606
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A systematic review of cardiovascular effects after atypical antipsychotic medication overdose
Hock Heng Tan, Jason Hoppe, Kennon Heard
pages 607-616
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Diagnostics


Emergency bedside ultrasound for the diagnosis of rib fractures
Stewart Siu-Wa Chan
pages 617-620
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Gross xanthochromia on lumbar puncture may not represent an acute subarachnoid hemorrhage
Bruce M. Lo, Stephen M. Quinn
pages 621-623
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Correspondence


Re: Pericardial effusion impending tamponade: a look beyond Beck's triad
Graeme McNeill, Darragh Halpenny, Aisling Snow, William C. Torreggiani
page 624
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American Journal of Emergency Medicine Electronic-Extra Pages (Full text articles available online at www.ajemjournal.com)

Case Reports


Rodenticide poisoning as a cause of quadriparesis: a rare entity eExtra
Pallawi Torka, Rajeev Sharma, Rita Sood
pages 625.e1-625.e3
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Proteinuria in status epilepticus or eclampsia; a diagnostic dilemma eExtra
Stephen Enye, Ramesh Ganapathy, Omowunmi Braithwaite
pages 625.e5-625.e6
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Plasmapheresis is useful in phenprobamate overdose eExtra
Mucahit Emet, Sahin Aslan, Zeynep Gokcan Cakir, Abdullah Uyanik, Mustafa Uzkeser, Ahmet Hacimuftuoglu, Habip Emre
pages 626.e1-626.e2
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Pheochromocytoma presenting as massive hemoptysis and acute respiratory failure eExtra
Takeshi Yoshida, Hideki Ishihara
pages 626.e3-626.e4
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Superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysm: ultrasonographic diagnosis in the ED eExtra
Erkan Goksu, Engin Senay, Emel Alimoğlu, Cihat Aksoy
pages 627.e1-627.e3
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Acute ruptured appendicitis and peritonitis with pseudomyocardial infarction eExtra
Wen-I Liao, Shih-Hung Tsai, Shi-Jye Chu, Ching-Wang Hsu, Yen-Yue Lin
pages 627.e5-627.e8
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Profile of acute mixed organophosphorus poisoning eExtra
Girish Thunga, Kishore Gnana Sam, Kanav Khera, Vidya Xavier, Murlidhar Verma
pages 628.e1-628.e3
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Spontaneous epidural hematoma of the thoracic spine in a 17-year-old adolescent boy: a case report eExtra
Sarah Lannum, Jennifer Stratton
pages 628.e5-628.e6
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Immune reconstitution associated hypercalcemia eExtra
Yu-Tzu Tsao, Yi-Chang Wu, Cheng-Shu Yang, Ying-Tsun Lin
pages 629.e1-629.e3
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Precipitous decline of gravid patient with congenital small bowel malrotation eExtra
Frank Scheuermeyer
pages 629.e5-629.e6
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A dislocation of the carpal-metacarpal joints of the index, middle and ring finger eExtra
Morteza Enajat, Luitzen de Boer, Jeroen M. Smit
pages 630.e1-630.e2
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Portal vein thrombus and liver failure in a patient with pheochromocytoma crisis eExtra
Andreas E. Brauchlin, Alain Rudiger, Esther B. Bächli, Christoph Schmid, Marco Maggiorini
pages 630.e3-630.e5
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Tandem oral, rectal, and nasal administrations of Ankaferd Blood Stopper to control profuse bleeding leading to hemodynamic instability eExtra
Mevlut Kurt, Erkin Oztas, Sedef Kuran, Ibrahim K. Onal, Murat Kekilli, Ibrahim C. Haznedaroglu
pages 631.e1-631.e2
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Uvular necrosis after orotracheal intubation eExtra
David P. Evans, Bruce M. Lo
pages 631.e3-631.e4
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Ovarian cyst torsion in a toddler eExtra
Ting-Yun Huang, Beng-Huat Lau, Li-Wei Lin, Tzong-Luen Wang, Chee-Fah Chong, Chien-Chih Chen
pages 632.e1-632.e3
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Posttraumatic appendicitis: further extending the extended Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma examination eExtra
Charlotte Derr, D. Eliot Goldner
pages 632.e5-632.e7
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Pyomyositis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae eExtra
S. Lindsey Wong, Evelyn Y. Anthony, Avinash K. Shetty
pages 633.e1-633.e3
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A case of epigastric pain in the ED: late mechanical complication after vertical banded gastroplasty eExtra
Adriano M. Priola, Sandro M. Priola, Aldo Cataldi, Cesare Fava, Giovanni Volpicelli
pages 633.e5-633.e7
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Heat stroke, an unusual trigger of Brugada electrocardiogram eExtra
Javier Lacunza, Irene San Román, Sara Moreno, Esperanza García-Molina, Juan Gimeno, Mariano Valdés
pages 634.e1-634.e3
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Meticulous blood pressure control is mandatory for symptomatic primitive trigeminal artery eExtra
Meng-Rui Lee, Yu-Ming Chuang, Wen-Jone Chen, Ching-Po Lin
pages 634.e5-634.e7
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Frontmatter


Matshead
page A3
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Editorial Board
page A5
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Table of Contents
pages A7-A9
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Information for Authors
pages A11-A12
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