Penetrating Abdominal Trauma: Current Concepts

Modern testing and the role of risk stratification in patients diagnosed with pulmonary embolism.

Focused ultrasound (point of care) brings ultrasound evaluation to the bedside in real-time.

Agitation usually requires pre-planning and a team-oriented approach. Physician presence at the bedside may be helpful until a potentially violent patient is calmed.

Worldwide, almost 4,000 genera comprise more than 40,000 known species of spiders; only two are of clinical importance in the United States.

Severe sepsis is a common, deadly condition, usually caused by an infection (highly suspected or confirmed), which provokes a systemic inflammatory response. The inflammatory response is most commonly defined as the presence of two or more Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) Criteria (Table 1). The SIRS criteria are intentionally non-specific so that a large proportion of infected patients can be classified as septic. However, this broad inclusion limits the usefulness of a diagnosis of sepsis in distinguishing a high-risk patient population. the presence of two or more Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) Criteria (Table 1). The SIRS criteria are intentionally non-specific so that a large proportion of infected patients can be classified as septic. However, this broad inclusion limits the usefulness of a diagnosis of sepsis in distinguishing a…

Blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) remains a diagnostic challenge to emergency physicians.