{"title":"Calculated decisions: DigiFab® (Digibind®) Dosing for Digoxin Poisoning.","authors":"Scott Lucyk","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A review of the evidence behind the DigiFab® dosing calculator, which provides dosing for digoxin immune Fab in patients with confirmed digoxin poisoning or overdose.</p>","PeriodicalId":38728,"journal":{"name":"Emergency medicine practice","volume":"22 Suppl 9","pages":"CD1-CD3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38843756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Calculated decisions: Duke criteria for infective endocartitis.","authors":"Pranay Aryal","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Duke Criteria provides diagnostic criteria for endocarditis.</p>","PeriodicalId":38728,"journal":{"name":"Emergency medicine practice","volume":"22 9","pages":"CD1-CD2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38316791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Infective endocarditis: identification and management in the emergency department.","authors":"Anthony J Hackett, Jonathan Stuart","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recognition of infective endocarditis in the emergency department continues to be a challenge, as its signs and symptoms can be subtle, laboratory results are limited, and it can involve or lead to many other serious conditions. With the increase in use of medical access devices, implantable cardiac devices, and the rise of intravenous drug use, the epidemiology of infective endocarditis is changing. Diagnostic imaging has evolved, and the use of point-of-care ultrasound and transthoracic echocardiography are critical in making an early diagnosis. This review provides a best-evidence approach to diagnostic strategies, antibiotic recommendations, and surgical treatment recommendations for infective endocarditis.</p>","PeriodicalId":38728,"journal":{"name":"Emergency medicine practice","volume":"22 9","pages":"1-24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38281904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Points & Pearls: Infective endocarditis: identification and management in the emergency department.","authors":"Nachi Gupta, Jeffrey Nussbaum","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38728,"journal":{"name":"Emergency medicine practice","volume":"22 9","pages":"e1-e2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38322496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Calculated decisions: Canadian CT head injury/trauma rule.","authors":"Daniel Runde","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Canadian CT Head Rule was developed to help physicians determine which patients with minor head injury need head CT imaging.</p>","PeriodicalId":38728,"journal":{"name":"Emergency medicine practice","volume":"22 Suppl 8","pages":"CD5-CD6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38281396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Calculated decisions: Ottawa Knee Rule.","authors":"Calvin Hwang","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Ottawa knee rule describes criteria for knee trauma patients who are at low risk for clinically significant fracture and do not warrant knee imaging.</p>","PeriodicalId":38728,"journal":{"name":"Emergency medicine practice","volume":"22 Suppl 8","pages":"CD11-CD12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38281399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}