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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Characterizing stroke presenting to a regional referral hospital before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda: a retrospective analysis
Abstract
Introduction Stroke, a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality, disproportionately impacts low and middle-
income countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) which reports the highest stroke burden. The…
Introduction Stroke, a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality, disproportionately impacts low and middle-
income countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) which reports the highest stroke burden. The…
Severe hypertension after atropine administration a case report:
Abstract Atropine, a cholinergic receptor antagonist, counteracts the parasympathetic nervous system’s inhibitory
effects on the sinus node, thereby increasing heart rate. It is frequently used to manage atrioventricular block,
organophosphate and…
effects on the sinus node, thereby increasing heart rate. It is frequently used to manage atrioventricular block,
organophosphate and…
The status of emergency medicine in the state of Kuwait
Abstract
Background and Objective of the review There is limited literature on the emergency medicine (EM) specialty
in Kuwait, and this paper evaluated the development status of the specialty under Arnold’s classification.
Discussion In Kuwait,…
Background and Objective of the review There is limited literature on the emergency medicine (EM) specialty
in Kuwait, and this paper evaluated the development status of the specialty under Arnold’s classification.
Discussion In Kuwait,…
Pelvic extramedullary hematopoiesis with life‐threatening hemorrhage: a case report
Abstract
Background Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder characterized by defective hemoglobin production, leading
to chronic anemia and the necessity for lifelong blood transfusions. Extramedullary hematopoiesis is a compensa-
tory…
Background Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder characterized by defective hemoglobin production, leading
to chronic anemia and the necessity for lifelong blood transfusions. Extramedullary hematopoiesis is a compensa-
tory…