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Idarucizumab (PRADAXA ®) as a sole reversal agent in an unstable hemorrhagic shock patient on an unknown anticoagulant with elevated protime/international normalized ratio (PT/INR).
We present a case of an 85-year-old female with an unknown medication history, shortness of breath and severe anemia due to an upper gastrointestinal bleed. Laboratory abnormalities were significant for INR 6.43 and serum creatinine 2.21  mg/dL.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - February 5, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Sara Kutner, Nicholas Scaturo, Brett Williams Source Type: research

The significance of repetitive yawning in the emergency patient - A warning of imminent death or disability
Premortem yawning is absent from almost all major medical textbooks but has been associated for more than 2000  years with impending death from acute infections and hemorrhage and was commonly known during the Bubonic Plague pandemic [1,2]. Medical reports of premortem yawning identify multiple causes of shock including vasovagal reflex, severe hypoxia/anemia/hypoglycemia, stroke, and intracranial hyperten sion [3-5].
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - July 2, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Joan E. Rothenberg Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research

Approach to the diagnosis and treatment of acute subarachnoid hemorrhage in a patient with sickle cell disease
We report a case of subarachnoid hemorrhage in a 38-year-old patient with sickle cell anemia. This case highlights the limitations of noncontrast computed tomography in the diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage in patients with sickle cell disease as well as the special needs of this patient population in addressing the treatment of stroke.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - August 29, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Matthew Lyon, Justin Jeter, Richard Lottenberg Tags: Case Report Source Type: research