Showing papers in "Journal of Acute Medicine in 2012"

TL;DR: In this paper, the contents of phenolics and flavonoids for their in vitro antioxidant activity such as 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl, superoxide scavenging, reducing power, nitric oxide scavenging and 2,2 azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate), hydroxyl radical, ferric reducing antioxidant power, and chelating ability of ethanolic extract of Desmodium gangeticum.

TL;DR: The HPTLC fingerprinting profile developed for ethanolic extract will help in proper identification and quantification of marker compounds and new drugs can be formulated to treat various diseases.

TL;DR: It is shown that luteolin ameliorates cardiac damage in ISO-induced myocardial infarction by prevented the accumulation of lipids due to the anti-lipid peroxidative effect.

TL;DR: N. sativas possesses significant protective effects against hepatotoxicity induced by CCl 4 , which may be attributed to the combined action of phytoconstituents present in N. sativa.

TL;DR: Milestones are the most recent development in evaluating resident performance in emergency medicine and have been a careful, deliberate and well considered process to better define the work of an emergency physician and the progress of anEmergency physician in training.

TL;DR: A meta-analysis found that video laryngoscope was not superior to direct larygoscope for performing intubation in emergency settings, and seems to achieve a similar glottic view as direct lARYngoscope.

TL;DR: The most common animal bites seen in the emergency department are from mammals, especially dogs, and environmental factors, including the season, temperature, and precipitation, were related to insect and reptile stings/bites.

TL;DR: During feedback from the mini-CEXs in the ED setting, preceptors to the PGY-1 students tend to emphasize clinical judgment and seemed to pay less attention to facilitate the development of reflective skills and communication skills.

TL;DR: The case of a young man who fell from 1.5 m while painting, which resulted as an isolated hyoid bone fracture is reported, which may occur when a victim falls with a direct contusion of the neck.

TL;DR: The case of a 77-year-old man who had adrenal insufficiency and Hashimoto's thyroiditis who, with previous corticosteroid exposure, developed insomnia, sexual hallucinations, aggression and exhibited self-harm behavior after the administration of cortisone is described.

TL;DR: Melioidosis that presents with CAP is the most severe form of the disease and is associated with greatly increased early mortality, and it is a devastating illness with a high rate of mortality occurring within 48 hours of presentation.

TL;DR: A man with CVT that was provoked by acute gastroenteritis-induced dehydration is reported and the direct signs of CVT as revealed by noncontrast computed tomography are discussed and a subtle subarachnoid hemorrhage may develop secondary to CVT.

TL;DR: Renal infarction should be included in the differential diagnosis of abdominal/flank pain, especially in those with risk factors such as atrial fibrillation, valvular heart disease and previous thromboembolic events.

TL;DR: Respiratory alkalosis in the patients with CO poisoning is not an uncommon finding, and as age increases, the percentage becomes higher, and when emergency physicians are faced with patients presenting with respiratory alkalotic cause, CO poisoning should be taken into consideration.

TL;DR: A 22-year-old man with a whirl sign as well as intramural bowel gas over the sigmoid colon on imaging but with no evidence of an intra-abdominal crisis is reported, discloses that it may be a nonsignificant finding and does not uniformly mandate surgical exploration.

TL;DR: The patient, a 77-year-old woman who had a kidney transplant from a living related donor about 26 years previously, presented with recurrent skin rash and muscle weakness for 4 months, and her clinical status deteriorated eventually leading to death.

TL;DR: A case of bladder rupture not associated with pelvic fracture in a 58-year-old man, where the “seat-belt sign” and gross hematuria were present and he was discharged in stable condition.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors conducted an animal study to test whether tracheal administration of adrenaline and vasopressin results in synergic effects and abolishes the undesirable individual effects of each drug.

TL;DR: A 30-year-old man who developed ventricular tachycardia caused by AMI after blunt chest trauma is described, which is a rare complication following blunt trauma.

TL;DR: A young man with a unique case of perforated rectal cancer that was disclosed by necrotizing fasciitis of the right lower limb without any sign or symptom of peritonitis is reported.

TL;DR: The features that should alert clinicians to aortic dissection are reviewed, along with a brief discussion of the manifestations of vascular Ehlers Danlos syndrome.

TL;DR: It is suspected that the pulse oximeter and arterial blood gas analysis are inaccurate when there are more than two types of hemoglobin present and therefore in such circumstances the direct measurement of oxyhemoglobin needs to be carried out using a CO-oximeter.

TL;DR: The case of a 54-year-old male who initially presented with anaphylactic shock after ingesting onions is reported, which silently progressed to RV infarction and cardiogenic shock within 2 hours of symptom onset.

TL;DR: No patient harm was found in selected ED-boarded admitted patients who were relocated to an inpatient hallway and were cared by internists.

TL;DR: A 37-year-old male truck driver was injured in the chest-upper-abdomen level of his body by an exploding tire; the event resulted in him losing consciousness at the scene and he was taken to the emergency room where sternotomy and cardiorrhaphy (without cardiopulmonary bypass) was performed.

TL;DR: ED occupancy rate has the potential to become an universal ED crowding index and offers the opportunity for international comparison, according to a retrospective study conducted at an urban academic ED in Taiwan.

TL;DR: A 26-year-old woman presenting with acute epigastric tenderness initially but who was later found to have massive intra-abdominal hemoperitoneum caused by acute rupture of a tumor located over the pancreatic tail with adhesions to the stomach and transverse colon is reported.

TL;DR: Among CSAEs related to physicians' factors, most were caused by inadequacies in basic management flow and only a small minority was purely the result of “judgment defects”.