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A Melioidosis Patient Presenting with Brainstem Signs in the Emergency Department
Conclusions: In light of this case, patients with identifiable risk factors, especially underlying diabetes, a history of positive soil contact, and those who lived in an endemic area or ever traveled to an endemic area, and who present themselves with fever and neurologic deficit or multi-organ involvement, should have melioidosis considered in the differential diagnosis.
Source: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - April 11, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Chia-Te Kung, Chao-Jui Li, Sheung-Fat Ko, Chen-Hsiang Lee Tags: Clinical Communications: Adults Source Type: research

Risk factors for portal vein thrombosis or venous thromboembolism in a large cohort of hospitalized cirrhotic patients
ConclusionsLiver disease complications related to portal hypertension, HCC or other tumors, diabetes, acute illnesses (i.e. infections, cardiac/pulmonary insufficiency, acute myocardial infarction/stroke) and abdominal interventions are associated with increased risk of PVT or VTE in hospitalized cirrhotic patients, and should be considered to define personalized preemptive  approaches.
Source: Internal and Emergency Medicine - January 25, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide—how far can we extrapolate?
We read the article by Velibey et al with interest. Their result is consistent with various other studies done in the past, but long-term (4 years) survival prediction on hospital admission with a single plasma N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) level is a new and important finding. The mean value of NT-proBNP is significantly correlated with ejection fraction and the functional class (New York Heart Association Class) of heart failure . The author had neither commented on the functional status of the patients nor on the etiology of acute shortness of breath at the time of admission. Testing the...
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - December 23, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Nayer Jamshed, Fouzia F. Ozair, Meera Ekka, Praveen Aggarwal Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research

Hypoglycemia in Emergency Department
Conclusions When hypoglycemic patients present in the emergency department, physicians should pay attention to the presence of infection, malignancy, liver diseases (liver cirrhosis and biliary tract infection), and acute renal failure.
Source: Journal of Acute Disease - April 22, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

Beneficial Effects of Adrenal Androgen Supplement in Bleeding Cirrhotic Rats
In conclusion, androgen deficiency exists in bleeding cirrhotic rats. DHEA augments terlipressin-induced amelioration of shock without influencing splanchnic hemodynamics, possibly rendering it a feasible adjunct to vasoconstrictors in variceal hemorrhage.
Source: Shock - November 14, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Basic Science Aspects Source Type: research