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A hidden danger: lung abscess following inhalation of kerosene-based pyrethroid insecticide spray
Abstract
Background Pyrethroid insecticides are widely used because of their low toxicity in humans. Spray-type pyrethroids
are often formulated with kerosene as a carrier solvent, and inhalation of kerosene-containing products can lead
to…
Background Pyrethroid insecticides are widely used because of their low toxicity in humans. Spray-type pyrethroids
are often formulated with kerosene as a carrier solvent, and inhalation of kerosene-containing products can lead
to…
The association between anion gap and prognosis in patients myocardial
infarction with congestive heart failure: a retrospective analysis of the MIMIC-IV database
Abstract
Background Elevated serum anion gap at hospital admission is often linked to a poor prognosis in critically ill
patients, but there is insufficient data on this correlation in patients with acute myocardial infarction accompanied
by heart…
Background Elevated serum anion gap at hospital admission is often linked to a poor prognosis in critically ill
patients, but there is insufficient data on this correlation in patients with acute myocardial infarction accompanied
by heart…
Primary diagnosis of atrioventricular pseudo‐block in a neonate with definitive diagnosis of long QT syndrome: diagnostic considerations and therapeutic approaches
Abstract
Introduction Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a potentially lethal medical condition that might never be diagnosed
and cause sudden cardiac death. It is mainly caused by mutation in electrolyte transporter genes. Due to the sig-
nificant…
Introduction Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a potentially lethal medical condition that might never be diagnosed
and cause sudden cardiac death. It is mainly caused by mutation in electrolyte transporter genes. Due to the sig-
nificant…
Characteristics, outcomes, and prognostic factors in patients with penetrating and blunt traumatic diaphragmatic injury: a nationwide retrospective cohort study in Japan
Abstract
Background Traumatic diaphragmatic injury (TDI) is well-known worldwide as rare and life-threatening. However,
because no nationwide cohort study of penetrating and blunt TDI has been conducted in Japan and other coun-
tries where…
Background Traumatic diaphragmatic injury (TDI) is well-known worldwide as rare and life-threatening. However,
because no nationwide cohort study of penetrating and blunt TDI has been conducted in Japan and other coun-
tries where…
Development of an emergency department triage tool to predict admission or discharge for older adults
Abstract
Background Older adults present to Emergency Departments (ED) with complex conditions, requiring triage models
that support effective disposition decisions. While existing models perform well in the general population, they
often fall…
Background Older adults present to Emergency Departments (ED) with complex conditions, requiring triage models
that support effective disposition decisions. While existing models perform well in the general population, they
often fall…
Successful outcome following intralipid emulsion and plasmapheresis in a patient with profound neurologic and cardiovascular manifestations due to nortriptyline poisoning: a case report
Abstract
Objective Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) are used to treat depression, but if abused or misused, they can cause
poisoning, which can be fatal. The main treatment for TCA poisoning is administering sodium bicarbonate.
Methods We report a…
Objective Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) are used to treat depression, but if abused or misused, they can cause
poisoning, which can be fatal. The main treatment for TCA poisoning is administering sodium bicarbonate.
Methods We report a…
Point of care ultrasound in rapid diagnosis of acute cholangitis and emphysematous cholecystitis: a case report
Abstract
Background Emphysematous cholecystitis is a rare and rapidly progressive disease that requires prompt diagnosis
and intervention. Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is a useful diagnostic imaging tool in the emergency department
that can…
Background Emphysematous cholecystitis is a rare and rapidly progressive disease that requires prompt diagnosis
and intervention. Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is a useful diagnostic imaging tool in the emergency department
that can…
Impact of physician group practice in the operations, quality of care, and service satisfaction in the non-urgent section of an emergency department in a tertiary hospital in the Philippines: a mixed methods study
Abstract
Background The Emergency Department (ED) is a primary source of healthcare services for patients with non-
urgent conditions in the Philippines. The adaptation of physician group practice (GP) in the ED has gained popularity
in the…
Background The Emergency Department (ED) is a primary source of healthcare services for patients with non-
urgent conditions in the Philippines. The adaptation of physician group practice (GP) in the ED has gained popularity
in the…
Artificial intelligence in gynecologic and obstetric emergencies
Abstract
Background Artificial intelligence (AI) uses a process by which machines perform human-like functions such as
automated clinical decisions. This may operate efficiently in gynecologic and obstetric emergencies. We aimed to
review the role…
Background Artificial intelligence (AI) uses a process by which machines perform human-like functions such as
automated clinical decisions. This may operate efficiently in gynecologic and obstetric emergencies. We aimed to
review the role…
Precision education – a call to action to transform medical education
Abstract
Background Institutions, departments, and individuals are increasingly facing challenges to determine how to
enable their learners to acquire and curate rapidly changing knowledge and to foster the creation of lifelong learners
in this…
Background Institutions, departments, and individuals are increasingly facing challenges to determine how to
enable their learners to acquire and curate rapidly changing knowledge and to foster the creation of lifelong learners
in this…