Diabetic ACS patients managed invasively have higher rates of ischemia and bleeding. How does bivalirudin monotherapy compare with heparin plus GP IIb/IIIa inhibition in this high-risk population? Journal of the American College of Cardiology
A 32-year-old man with no pertinent medical history presented to the emergency department with acute coughing up of 300 ml of bright-red blood over 3 hours following a sneezing episode. Journal of Medical Case Reports
Using pharmacotherapy to counter adverse effects of cooling requires understanding how hypothermia will influence the clinical effects of the drug. Pharmacotherapy
An evaluation to rule out PE during pregnancy is especially challenging due to concerns regarding fetal radiation exposure. Medscape Emergency Medicine
During the 2006 to 2007 influenza season in the US, 79% of community-acquired pneumonia cases caused by Staphylococcus aureus were due to MRSA, according to a report in the June 3rd online issue of the Annals of Emergency Medicine. Reuters Health Information
Can a point-of-care multimarker approach combined with obtaining serial specimens offer more rapid triage of possible AMI patients in the ED compared with a single and serial troponin I-only protocol? American Journal of Clinical Pathology
Mexican Americans and women are disproportionately affected by subarachnoid hemorrhage, indicating a need for greater awareness and targeted prevention strategies in these 2 groups, which account for a substantial proportion of the US population. Medscape Medical News
Paul Auwaerter, MD, discusses in his latest videoblog the increasing incidence of community-acquired Clostridium difficile infection and the importance of appropriate patient evaluation and testing. Medscape Infectious Diseases
A brief and helpful review for preventing contrast induced nephropathy--a serious challenge in the emergency department. AccessMedicine from McGraw-Hill
