Chlamydial Antigen Testing on Female Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department

Dyspnoea and dizziness are very common presentations in the emergency department. We describe three female patients complaining of dyspnoea and dizziness during their postpartum period. Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy is discussed.

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Sulfur Dioxide and Emergency Department Visits for Stroke and Seizure

Stroke Research and Treatment ◽

10.1155/2012/824724 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2012 ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

Mieczysław Szyszkowicz ◽

Eugeniusz Porada ◽

Neil Tremblay ◽

Eric Grafstein

Keyword(s):

Emergency Department ◽

Ischemic Stroke ◽

Sulfur Dioxide ◽

Regression Models ◽

Conditional Logistic Regression ◽

Emergency Department Visits ◽

Cerebrovascular Accidents ◽

Logistic Regression Models ◽

Female Patients ◽

Ed Visits

The purpose of this study was to assess an association between ambient sulfur dioxide and the number of emergency department (ED) visits for ischemic stroke and seizure. The study used data collected in a Vancouver (Canada) hospital in the years 1999–2003. Daily ED visits diagnosed as ministroke, stroke, or seizure were investigated using the case-crossover technique. Conditional logistic regression models were applied to estimate the odds ratios (ORs) and their respective 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The models included temperature and relative humidity in the form of natural splines. The results were reported for an increase in interquartile range ((IQR),IQR=1.9ppb for SO2). Positive and statistically significant associations were obtained for SO2and ischemic stroke for all patients (OR=1.12; CI 1.02, 1.23; lag 3) and for female patients (OR=1.17; CI 1.01, 1.33; lag 0). In the case of ED visits for seizure, for female patients the results were also statistically significant (OR=1.15; CI 1.02, 1.28; lag 1 andOR=1.18; CI 1.05, 1.32; lag 2). These findings suggest that cases of ischemic cerebrovascular accidents are associated with acute exposure to ambient sulfur dioxide.

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Performance of influenza rapid antigen testing in influenza in emergency department patients

Emergency Medicine Journal ◽

10.1136/emj.2009.078683 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 5-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

C Biggs ◽

P Walsh ◽

C L Overmyer ◽

D Gonzalez ◽

M Feola ◽

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Keyword(s):

Emergency Department ◽

Emergency Department Patients ◽

Antigen Testing

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1415A Quality Improvement Initiative to Decrease Unnecessary Streptococcal Antigen Testing in an Urban Pediatric Emergency Department

Open Forum Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1093/ofid/ofu052.961 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (suppl_1) ◽

pp. S372-S373

Author(s):

Ashley Bruns ◽

Cameron Myers ◽

Brian Lee ◽

Megan Gripka ◽

Kristen Shaw ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Emergency Department ◽

Quality Improvement ◽

Pediatric Emergency ◽

Quality Improvement Initiative ◽

Pediatric Emergency Department ◽

Streptococcal Antigen ◽

Antigen Testing

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Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome: Prolonged effort intolerance after SARS-CoV-2 infection

10.21203/rs.3.rs-415122/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Murat Duyan ◽

Ahmet Serbülent Savcıoğlu ◽

Ibrahim Ulas Ozturan

Keyword(s):

Emergency Department ◽

Female Patients ◽

Persistent Symptoms ◽

Male Patients

Abstract Many new complications have been arising after being infected with SARS-CoV-2. Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome is a new definition for patients with persistent symptoms and prolonged complications beyond 4 weeks of acute COVID-19. In this report, we present two cases of prolonged dyspnea and reduced effort capacity for 4 and 5 months, respectively. A 29-year-old male and 40-year-old female patients, found to be positive in rRT-PCR tests for SARS-CoV-2, had recurrent admission to the emergency department after having treated for COVID-19. Both of the patients were followed for 6 months. Although all potential cardiovascular, pulmonary and other system pathologies were ruled out, the prolonged dyspnea and reduced effort capacity started to improve after 4 months in the female and 5 months in the male patients. The patients were diagnosed with post-acute COVID-19 syndrome. It should be kept in mind that the post-acute COVID-19 syndrome may be a complication in patients with persistent symptoms after COVID-19.

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Trends in rotavirus from 2001 to 2015 in two paediatric hospitals in Atlanta, Georgia

Epidemiology and Infection ◽

10.1017/s0950268818000183 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 146 (4) ◽

pp. 465-467 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

B. K. Sederdahl ◽

J. Yi ◽

R. C. Jerris ◽

S. E. Gillespie ◽

L. F. Westblade ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Emergency Department ◽

Rotavirus Vaccine ◽

Older Children ◽

Paediatric Hospital ◽

Vaccine Introduction ◽

Antigen Testing

AbstractWe compared rotavirus detection patterns before (2001–2006) and after (2008–2015) rotavirus vaccine introduction. We also compared rotavirus detection patterns in odd (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) and even (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) years post-vaccine separately. Results of stool rotavirus antigen testing from inpatient, outpatient and emergency department encounters from July 2000 to July 2015 at two paediatric hospital laboratories in Atlanta, Georgia were reviewed. Post-vaccine, rotavirus detection declined (30.2% vs. 13.7% (overall 54.6% decline, P <0.001)), occurred more frequently outside the rotavirus season (19.8% vs. 3.5%; P < 0.001), and was more common among older children (26 vs. 13 median months of age; P < 0.001). During odd years post-vaccine, rotavirus detection was significantly higher than even years (20.2% vs. 6.4%; P < 0.001). Rotavirus detection declined substantially and developed a biennial pattern in the post-vaccine era. The intensity and temporality of rotavirus detection in odd years post-vaccine resembled that observed pre-vaccine, although considerably reduced in magnitude.

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Handedness and Hand Injuries

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume) ◽

10.1016/0266-7681(94)90154-6 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 158-161 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

A. A. BEATON ◽

L. WILLIAMS ◽

L. G. MOSELEY

Keyword(s):

Emergency Department ◽

Hand Injuries ◽

Medical Attention ◽

Male And Female ◽

Left Hand ◽

Female Patients ◽

Accident And Emergency ◽

Left And Right ◽

Accident And Emergency Department ◽

The Right

Data are reported from a study of 1,003 patients attending with hand injuries at an Accident and Emergency Department. Among both left- and right-handers, injuries to the right hand were more common than to the left hand, except for accidents to right-handers at work. For this group there were more injuries to the left hand. Male and female patients differ in the frequency with which they present for medical attention but show similar types of injury.

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Gender Differences and Characteristics of Psychiatric Patients assessed in The Emergency Department of a Regional Hospital in Canada

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1598 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 33 (S1) ◽

pp. S439-S440 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

V. agyapong ◽

M. Juhas ◽

a. Ritchie ◽

a. Kavanagh

Keyword(s):

Emergency Department ◽

Oil Sands ◽

Depressive Disorders ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Psychiatric Patients ◽

Health Centre ◽

Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders ◽

Audit Process ◽

Female Patients ◽

Male Patients

BackgroundEpidemiological studies of emergency room (ER) psychiatric settings can help monitor unmet needs and improve the quality of care.ObjectivesTo characterize the patients presenting to emergency department with psychiatric complaints in a medium sized health centre in oil sands region of the Northern alberta.Methodsinformation on a data assessment tool designed to capture all relevant demographic and clinical characteristics of psychiatric patients in the ER was compiled as part of a clinical audit process.ResultsOverall, 477 patients were assessed by the psychiatric team over the 12 month period, comprising 230 (48.2%) males and 247 (51.8%) females. There was a fairly balanced distribution by age, ethnic background, and relationship status between the male and female patients. The majority of patients with a history of self-harm or childhood sexual abuse were female while male patients were significantly more likely to report medication non-compliance. a higher proportion of the female patients had depressive disorders and personality disorders while a higher proportion of male patients had anxiety disorders, bipolar and related disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, and substance-related disorders. approximately half of all the patients had an impaired clinical insight. Majority of the patients had a G aF score of 70 or less. Nearly one in five patients were admitted for inpatient treatment with a significantly higher proportion of male patients being admitted involuntarily.ConclusionThere are sex-specific differences in many of the demographic and clinical measures collected in our ER psychiatric sample.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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