{"title":"Watching the Brain: an Overview of Neuromonitoring Systems and Their Utility in the Emergency Department","authors":"D. Grahf, S. Binz, T. Belle, N. Jayaprakash","doi":"10.1007/s40138-020-00208-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40138-020-00208-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43451,"journal":{"name":"Current Emergency and Hospital Medicine Reports","volume":"8 1","pages":"25-34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2020-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s40138-020-00208-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46466579","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}
K. Schultebraucks, Tyler Wen, I. Kronish, J. Willey, B. Chang
{"title":"Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Following Acute Stroke","authors":"K. Schultebraucks, Tyler Wen, I. Kronish, J. Willey, B. Chang","doi":"10.1007/s40138-020-00206-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40138-020-00206-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43451,"journal":{"name":"Current Emergency and Hospital Medicine Reports","volume":"8 1","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2020-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s40138-020-00206-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41822847","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":"Mobile Stroke Units—the Changing Face of Emergency Medicine Stroke Management","authors":"C. Wira, Ani Aydin","doi":"10.1007/s40138-020-00207-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40138-020-00207-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43451,"journal":{"name":"Current Emergency and Hospital Medicine Reports","volume":"8 1","pages":"9-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2020-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s40138-020-00207-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47774993","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":"Wake-up Stroke: New Opportunities for Acute Stroke Treatment","authors":"J. Adam Oostema, Muhib Alam Kahn","doi":"10.1007/s40138-020-00205-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40138-020-00205-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43451,"journal":{"name":"Current Emergency and Hospital Medicine Reports","volume":"8 1","pages":"16-24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2020-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s40138-020-00205-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48850575","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":"Management of Travel-Related Infectious Diseases in the Emergency Department.","authors":"Laura Throckmorton, Jonathan Hancher","doi":"10.1007/s40138-020-00213-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40138-020-00213-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Emergency physicians generally have limited exposure to internationally acquired illnesses. However, travelers can present quite ill, and delays in recognition and treatment can lead to increased morbidity and mortality. This paper aims to summarize typical presentations of common international diseases and provide the emergency physician with a practical approach based on current guidelines.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>In the treatment of traveler's diarrhea, azithromycin has become the treatment of choice due to the growing antibiotic resistance. Intravenous artesunate was approved in 2019 under investigational new drug protocol for the treatment of severe malaria, and artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) have become the first-line treatment for most cases of uncomplicated malaria. Since the 2015 outbreak, Zika has become a concern to many travelers, but the current treatment is supportive.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>Clinicians should be aware of a few noteworthy updates in the treatment of internationally acquired illnesses, but more importantly, they must recognize warning signs of severe illness and treat promptly. Future research on workup and disposition could help emergency physicians identify which patients need admission in well-appearing febrile travelers.</p>","PeriodicalId":43451,"journal":{"name":"Current Emergency and Hospital Medicine Reports","volume":"8 2","pages":"50-59"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s40138-020-00213-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37908227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent Developments in Infectious Disease Chemotherapy: Review for Emergency Department Practitioners 2020.","authors":"Boris Garber, Jonathan Glauser","doi":"10.1007/s40138-020-00218-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40138-020-00218-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>We discuss and review new antimicrobials for treatment of bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections with indications, contraindications, and side effects for each. We will also review new information and indications on older agents that are relevant to clinical practice. Many of them may be unfamiliar to Emergency Physicians given their newness and at times hospital restrictions on their use. We also review some new promising agents that are not yet in the clinical pipeline.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>As new antibiotics become available for clinicians to use, new information becomes available with respect to the drugs' indications, efficacy, pathogen resistance, drug-drug interactions, and side effects.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>This article provides Emergency Department clinicians with a useful summary with new information on antibiotic use and recent research into agents which may become available.</p>","PeriodicalId":43451,"journal":{"name":"Current Emergency and Hospital Medicine Reports","volume":"8 3","pages":"116-121"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s40138-020-00218-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38302595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mariangela Peruzzi, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Roberto Carnevale, Elena Cavarretta, Giacomo Frati, Francesco Versaci
{"title":"Vaping Cardiovascular Health Risks: an Updated Umbrella Review.","authors":"Mariangela Peruzzi, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Roberto Carnevale, Elena Cavarretta, Giacomo Frati, Francesco Versaci","doi":"10.1007/s40138-020-00219-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40138-020-00219-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Modified risk products (MRP) such as electronic vaping cigarettes (EVC) and heat-not-burn cigarettes (HNBC) are alternatives to traditional combustion cigarettes (TCC) with an expanding consumer base. Yet, their cardiovascular health risks are still unclear. We aimed to summarize the evidence base on this topic by conducting an updated umbrella review.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>We identified 7 systematic reviews, totaling 183 studies and reports, ranging from in vitro and in animal studies to clinical studies in apparently healthy volunteers and patients at risk of cardiovascular disease. Overall, acute EVC use was associated with several toxic effects at molecular, cellular, tissue, organ, and system level. In addition, EVC impacted adversely on blood pressure (BP) management, caused tachycardia, and worsened arterial stiffness. Finally, EVC use was associated with an increased risk of adverse clinical events, including atrial fibrillation and myocardial infarction, even if the causal link is still debated. Most reviews highlighted that the detrimental impact of EVC was of lesser magnitude of that of TCC. In addition, the differential impact of liquids and nicotine was not clearly disentangled. Finally, no review included studies on HNBC.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>The present umbrella review suggests that EVC, and likely HNBC, despite clearly causing an increase in overall cardiovascular risk, may represent a temporary lesser evil than TCC in a risk-reduction or risk-modification strategy, aiming for eventual abstinence from all tobacco or nicotine products.</p>","PeriodicalId":43451,"journal":{"name":"Current Emergency and Hospital Medicine Reports","volume":"8 3","pages":"103-109"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s40138-020-00219-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38302594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mechanical Circulatory Support: a Look Back and a Look Ahead","authors":"A. John, P. Pirlamarla","doi":"10.1007/s40138-019-00203-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40138-019-00203-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43451,"journal":{"name":"Current Emergency and Hospital Medicine Reports","volume":"7 1","pages":"189 - 195"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2019-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s40138-019-00203-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42983223","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}
S. Colucci, S. Culbreth, Emad Alsarraf, J. Fanikos
{"title":"Why Does the Food and Drug Administration Need to Ban Kratom?","authors":"S. Colucci, S. Culbreth, Emad Alsarraf, J. Fanikos","doi":"10.1007/s40138-019-00201-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40138-019-00201-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43451,"journal":{"name":"Current Emergency and Hospital Medicine Reports","volume":"7 1","pages":"169 - 174"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2019-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s40138-019-00201-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49494271","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":"Update on Hepatitis C Screening and Management: Actions for Emergency Departments","authors":"Corinna Dan, L. Kaplowitz","doi":"10.1007/s40138-019-00183-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40138-019-00183-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43451,"journal":{"name":"Current Emergency and Hospital Medicine Reports","volume":"7 1","pages":"53 - 58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2019-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s40138-019-00183-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42552146","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}