Dental Emergencies: Management Strategies That Improve Outcomes [0.03%]
dental emergencies：改善预后的管理策略
Ryan Anthony Pedigo
Ryan Anthony Pedigo
Acute dental emergencies are a common chief complaint presenting to emergency departments, and they are increasing substantially in frequency. The diagnosis and management of dental emergencies is a core competency of the emergency clinicia...
Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: New Strategies for Improving Outcomes [0.03%]
急性心力衰竭的新治疗策略改善预后不容乐观
Emily Singer Fisher,Boyd Burns
Emily Singer Fisher
Acute decompensated heart failure is a common emergency department presentation with significant associated morbidity and mortality. Heart failure accounts for more than 1 million hospitalizations annually, with a steadily increasing incide...
Maxillofacial Trauma: Managing Potentially Dangerous And Disfiguring Complex Injuries [0.03%]
颌面部创伤：处理潜在危险及毁容的复杂损伤
Devjanl Das,Lea Salazar
Devjanl Das
Patients with maxillofacial trauma require a careful evaluation due to the anatomical proximity of the maxillofacial region to the head and neck. Facial injuries can range from soft-tissue lacerations and nondisplaced nasal fractures to sev...
Cynthia Santos,Ruben E Olmedo
Cynthia Santos
Sedative-hypnotic drugs include gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic agents such as benzodiazepines, barbiturates, gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid [GHB], gamma-Butyrolactone [GBL], baclofen, and ethanol. Chronic use of these substances can cause t...
Noninvasive Ventilation For Patients In Acute Respiratory Distress: An Update [0.03%]
急性呼吸衰竭患者的无创通气治疗进展
Nikita Joshi,Molly K Estes,Kayla Shipley et al.
Nikita Joshi et al.
Over the last 20 years, noninvasive ventilation (NIV) strategies have been used with increasing frequency. The ease of use of NIV makes it applicable to patients presenting in a variety of types of respiratory distress. In this review, the ...
Gregory S Podolej,Christine Babcock
Gregory S Podolej
Priapism is a genitourinary emergency that demands a thorough, time-sensitive evaluation. There are 3 types of priapism: ischemic, nonischemic, and recurrent ischemic priapism; ischemic priapism accounts for 95% of cases. Ischemic priapism ...
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Diagnosis And Treatment In The Emergency Department [0.03%]
急诊中的盆腔炎性疾病诊断与治疗
Charles Walter Bugg,Taku Taira
Charles Walter Bugg
Pelvic inflammatory disease is a common disease that is associated with significant complications including infertility, chronic pelvic pain, ruptured tubo-ovarian abscess, and ectopic pregnancy. The diagnosis may be delayed when the presen...
John Ashurst,Shane R Sergent,Benjamin R Sergent
John Ashurst
Hypokalemia and hyperkalemia are the most common electrolyte disorders managed in the emergency department. The diagnosis of these potentially life-threatening disorders is challenging due to the often vague symptomatology a patient may exp...
Optimizing Survival Outcomes For Adult Patients With Nontraumatic Cardiac Arrest [0.03%]
成人非创伤性心脏骤停患者生存结局的优化措施分析
Julianna Jung
Julianna Jung
Patient survival after cardiac arrest can be improved significantly with prompt and effective resuscitative care. This systematic review analyzes the basic life support factors that improve survival outcome, including chest compression tech...
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Prompt Recognition And Management In The Emergency Department [0.03%]
急诊中毒性酒精的识别与处理
Gillian A Beauchamp,Matthew Valento
Gillian A Beauchamp
Identifying patients with potential toxic alcohol exposure and initiating appropriate management is critical to avoid significant patient morbidity. Sources of toxic alcohol exposure include ethylene glycol, methanol, diethylene glycol, pro...