J Emerg Med
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Liver transplant recipients are prone to both short-term and long-term complications and may present to any emergency department. ⋯ Emergency physicians in all settings must be prepared to evaluate and treat liver transplant recipients who present with potential graft- and life-threatening complications.
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Posterior circulation stroke can present with dizziness/vertigo without other general neurological symptoms or signs, making it difficult to detect, and missed stroke can deteriorate. Therefore, a sign that can be easily identified during an examination would be helpful to improve the detection of this type of stroke. ⋯ Checking for the sign of complete eye deviation in patients with dizziness/vertigo could be a simple, quick method for detecting posterior circulation stroke, and a means to improving the patients' outcome.