Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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To quantify the number of patients seen per hour by non-emergency medicine (non-EM) residents in a university hospital ED. ⋯ The rate at which non-EM residents work up patients is consistent with previously reported rates for EM residents.
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To study the hemodynamic effects of exogenously administered endothelin-1 (ET-1), a peptide produced by endothelial cells with potent non-adrenergically mediated vasoconstrictor properties. ⋯ ET-1 is a potent vasoconstrictor. The combination of EPI and ENDO significantly improved CPP compared with that for either agent alone. ET-1 should be investigated further as a vasoconstrictor in cardiac arrest.