Peter S Pang
Peter S Pang
Postdischarge mortality and morbidity from acute heart failure syndrome (AHFS) are high, affecting nearly half of all discharged patients within 90 days. Emergency department therapy remains largely empiric, with minimal evidence to support...
Norine A McGrath,John M Howell,Jonathan E Davis
Norine A McGrath
Pediatric medical complaints and differential diagnoses often vary from adults, requiring a specialized knowledge base and behavioral skill set. This article addresses a variety of congenital and acquired pediatric genitourinary disorders. ...
Rahul G Bhat,Tamara A Katy,Frederick C Place
Rahul G Bhat
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children are commonly seen in the emergency department and pose several challenges to establishing the proper diagnosis and determining management. This article reviews pediatric UTI and addresses epidemio...
Gillian Schmitz,Carrie Tibbles
Gillian Schmitz
Lower abdominal and pelvic pains are common symptoms in women who present to the emergency department (ED). Once pregnancy has been ruled out, attention should focus on other potential life or fertility threats. Ultrasound remains the most ...
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Heather K DeVore,Carolyn J Sachs
Heather K DeVore
Sexual assault is a problem that permeates all socioeconomic classes and impacts hundreds of thousands in the United States and millions worldwide. Most victims do not report the assault; those that do often present to an emergency departme...
Joelle Borhart,Diane M Birnbaumer
Joelle Borhart
Patients seeking treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) account for a large number of emergency department (ED) visits per year. Despite the large volume of patients, STIs are often missed or treated inappropriately. Due to th...
Korin B Hudson,Richard Sinert
Korin B Hudson
Patients with altered renal function are frequently encountered in the emergency department (ED) and emergency physicians often play an important role in the evaluation and management of renal disease. Early recognition, diagnosis, preventi...
Michael S Antonis,Carolyn A Phillips,Michael Blaivas
Michael S Antonis
The emergency medicine (EM) specialist has a wide-ranging armamentarium of imaging modalities available for use in the patient with genitourinary complaints. This article covers the various imaging options, with a discussion of the advantag...
David R Lane,Sukhjit S Takhar
David R Lane
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common bacterial infections treated in the outpatient setting and range in severity from minimally symptomatic cystitis to severe septic shock in a wide array of patients. Diagnosis of uncomplica...
Autumn Graham,Samuel Luber,Allan B Wolfson
Autumn Graham
Urolithiasis commonly presents to the emergency department with acute, severe, unilateral flank pain. Patients with a suspected first-time stone or atypical presentation should be evaluated with a noncontrast computed tomography scan to con...