Appendicitis, Acute: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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Appendicitis, Acute: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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Overview: Appendicitis is a common and urgent surgical illness with protean manifestations, generous overlap with other clinical syndromes, and significant morbidity, which increases with diagnostic delay. No single sign, symptom, or diagnostic test accurately confirms the diagnosis ...

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Most Recently Shared on April 25, 2010 at 7:20 pm By:

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Appendicitis occurs in 7% of the US population. No single sign, symptom, or test can detect appendicitis. Learn more. http://bit.ly/bUGEek

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Emergency Medicine Article | Appendicitis

mdlinx.com — “Diagnostic Performance of Multidetector Computed Tomography for Suspected Acute AppendicitisView full resource at mdlinx.com

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Most Recently Shared on June 23, 2011 at 7:59 pm By:

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Diagnostic Performance of Multidetector Computed Tomography for Suspected Acute Appendicitis: Annals of Inte... http://bit.ly/ksOKlI #ER

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Emergency Medicine Article | Appendicitis

mdlinx.com — “Surgery versus Conservative Antibiotic Treatment in Acute Appendicitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled TrialsView full resource at mdlinx.com

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Most Recently Shared on May 19, 2011 at 5:38 pm By:

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Surgery versus Conservative Antibiotic Treatment in Acute Appendicitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysi... http://bit.ly/lszMhy #ER

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Appendectomy, Open: eMedicine Clinical Procedures

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Acute appendicitis (AA), a common intra-abdominal surgical pathology, requires a comprehensive understanding of its presentation, evaluation, diagnosis, and overall operative management. In the United States, AA occurs in approximately 7% of the population, with a mortality rate ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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New eMedicine topic Appendectomy, Open published here: http://bit.ly/93S05K

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Mesenteric Lymphadenitis: eMedicine Gastroenterology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Mesenteric lymphadenitis refers to inflammation of the mesenteric lymph nodes. This process may be acute or chronic, depending on the causative agent. It causes a clinical presentation that is often difficult to differentiate from acute appendicitis. ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Mesenteric lymphadenitis refers to inflammation of the mesenteric lymph nodes. It can be acute or chronic. http://bit.ly/94yO2h

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CBRNE - Q Fever: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: First described in Australia in 1935, Q fever is a rickettsial disease with acute and chronic stages. Q fever differs from other rickettsial diseases in that it is caused by inhalation of infected particles, not by ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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First described in Australia in 1935, Q fever is a rickettsial disease with acute and chronic stages. Learn more. http://bit.ly/aPd4LZ

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Rhabdomyolysis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Rhabdomyolysis was first described in the victims of crush injury during the 1940-1941 London, England, blitzkrieg bombing raids of World War II.1 It has many etiologies. Pathophysiology Rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown of muscle fibers ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Rhabdomyolysis accounts for an estimated 8-15% of cases of acute renal failure. More on rhabdomyolysis causes. http://bit.ly/cMuVcp

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Hand Injury, High Pressure: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: A high-pressure injection injury should be considered a potential surgical emergency. Immediate decompression and thorough cleansing of the offending material from the tissue is required to preserve optimal function. Pathophysiology Acute injury is caused by introduction ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Overall incidence of amputation approaches 48% for high pressure hand injuries. Learn causes & symptoms. http://bit.ly/9txNmt

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Fracture, Elbow: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Elbow fractures are commonly encountered in the acute care setting. Injury patterns for children and adults are quite different. Fractures of the elbow include extra-articular and intra-articular fractures. Extra-articular fractures include intercondylar fractures, supracondylar fractures, epicondylar ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Elbow fractures are commonly encountered in the acute care setting. Learn more about elbow fractures. http://bit.ly/cWwCiS

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Toxicity, Valproate: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Ingestions of valproic acid (VPA) have become increasingly common since 1995, when the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved valproic acid for the treatment of acute mania in patients with mood disorders. Although most cases ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Most Recently Shared on May 4, 2010 at 2:05 am By:

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Valproic acid is usually absorbed rapidly from the GI tract but can be toxic in high levels. Learn more. http://bit.ly/a7lbU2

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Toxicity, Isoniazid: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Isoniazid (isonicotinic acid hydrazide [INH]) is an antimicrobial that has been used as a first-line agent for prophylaxis and treatment of tuberculosis since 1952. Patients with a recently positive purified protein derivative (PPD) skin test and ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Acute ingestion by adults with as little as 1.5 g of Isoniazid can lead to mild toxicity. http://bit.ly/bDU4BU

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Toxicity, Chlorine Gas: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Chlorine gas is a pulmonary irritant with intermediate water solubility that causes acute damage in the upper and lower respiratory tract. Chlorine gas was first used as a chemical weapon at Ypres, France, in 1915. Of ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Most Recently Shared on April 30, 2010 at 10:33 pm By:

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Chlorine gas is a pulmonary irritant that causes acute damage in the upper and lower respiratory tract. http://bit.ly/cZ1So8

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Gout and Pseudogout: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Gout and pseudogout are the 2 most common crystal-induced arthropathies. They are debilitating illnesses in which pain and joint inflammation are caused by the formation of crystals within the joint space. Gout is inflammation caused by ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Health_SS Susan S Health Advocate

Gout and pseudogout are the 2 most common crystal-induced arthropathies. They are both debilitating illnesses. http://bit.ly/ddKHea

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Pneumonia, Aspiration: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Aspiration is defined as the inhalation of either oropharyngeal or gastric contents into the lower airways. Inhalation of these contents can lead to aspiration pneumonia and aspiration pneumonitis. Although these two entities are managed differently, they ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Aspiration pneumonitis is a type of damage to the airways caused by acute regurgitation of gastric contents. http://bit.ly/dvQ9Yc

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Pediatrics, Reye Syndrome: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Reye syndrome is characterized by acute noninflammatory encephalopathy and hepatic failure. In 1963, R. D. K. Reye first described this syndrome as a distinct entity in Australia, and, a few months later, G. M. Johnson described ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Parents are advised not to give their child aspirin due to the risk of Reye syndrome. Learn more about Reye syndrome. http://bit.ly/d2ZvR8

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Pediatrics, Kawasaki Disease: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Kawasaki disease (KD) (ie, Kawasaki syndrome [KS]) is a febrile illness of childhood. It is a self-limited acute vasculitic syndrome of unknown etiology, first described by Tomisaku Kawasaki in 1967. At that time, he reported 50 ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Kawasaki disease (KD) (ie, Kawasaki syndrome [KS]) is a febrile illness of childhood whose cause is unknown. Learn more.http://bit.ly/cSlqjA

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