The American journal of emergency medicine
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Comparison of the age-adjusted and clinical probability-adjusted D-dimer to exclude pulmonary embolism in the ED.
Diagnosing pulmonary embolism (PE) in the emergency department (ED) can be challenging because its signs and symptoms are non-specific. ⋯ The clinical probability-adjusted rule appears to exclude PE in a greater proportion of patients, with a very small reduction in the negative predictive value.
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This study was conducted to assess and clarify the predictive risk factor of neurologic outcome in patients with acute carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. ⋯ Initial serum lactate level may correlate with the patient neurologic outcomes and prove to be a useful prognostic factor. Also NSE, and GCS might be a useful additional parameters that could predict the neurologic outcome on acute CO poisoned patients.
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Letter Observational Study
Clinical teaching in a busy emergency department: Interruptions during case presentations.