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Diabetic Ketoacidosis
MONOGRAPH: It's characterized by markedly increased circulating ketone bodies leading to ketoacidosis.
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Hyponatremia in the Emergency Department
Sodium and water balance are closely linked, and abnormalities in one often occur in association with abnormalities in the other. Hyponatremia and disordered water balance are among the most common electrolyte disturbances seen in the emergency department (ED).
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Electronic Cigarette and Nicotine Toxicity
MONOGRAPH: The majority of electronic cigarette users are still smoking traditional cigarettes in addition to vaping.
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Ultrasound for Trauma
Point-of-care ultrasound is a critical clinical tool that facilitates the early diagnosis of many life-threatening injuries. As with any test, clinicians need to fully appreciate indications and limitations of the diagnostic tool and integrate where advantageous to their practice.
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The Next Pandemic: Hospital Management
More than 5 years after the H1N1 pandemic of 2009, this paper examines the history of pandemics’ impact in the United States and worldwide, their likely impact in the near future, the current state of preparedness of United States hospitals, and special considerations for hospital operations during a pandemic.
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Meningitis Update
MONOGRAPH: There are several etiologies of meningitis, but it's most often due to an infectious process.
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Complications of Injection Drug Abuse
This article will examine unique emergencies that occur as a result of recreational injection drug use.
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Natural Disasters: Hospital Management
MONOGRAPH: Here is how to prepare your emergency department to successfully handle mass casualties.
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Evaluation of Syncope in the Emergency Department
This issue of Emergency Medicine Reports covers the current landscape of syncope from the ED perspective and continues to stress the importance of physician judgment.
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Man-made Disaster: In-hospital Management
Man-made disaster directly impacts the emergency department and hospital when a mass casualty situation ensues, and is the focus of this review article. Using contemporary examples and the current literature, what follows is a primer on the causes, injury patterns, resource utilization, triage, and preparation for man-made mass casualty events.