Kirsten Calder

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Affiliation: University of Southern California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Emergency department presentation of pediatric stroke
    Kirsten Calder
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
    Pediatr Emerg Care 19:320-8. 2003
  2. ncbi Surgical emergencies in the intravenous drug user
    Kirsten K Calder
    USC Keck School of Medicine, LAC USC Medical Center, 1200 North State Street, Room 1011, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
    Emerg Med Clin North Am 21:1089-116. 2003
  3. ncbi The mortality of untreated pulmonary embolism in emergency department patients
    Kirsten K Calder
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    Ann Emerg Med 45:302-10. 2005
  4. ncbi Manual measurement of QT dispersion in patients with acute myocardial infarction and nondiagnostic electrocardiograms
    Kirsten K Calder
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
    Acad Emerg Med 9:851-4. 2002

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Publications4

  1. ncbi Emergency department presentation of pediatric stroke
    Kirsten Calder
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
    Pediatr Emerg Care 19:320-8. 2003
    ..Use of specialized agents such as aspirin and heparin should be considered in certain cases. It is important for the emergency physician to recognize acute neurologic events in pediatric patients to minimize complications...
  2. ncbi Surgical emergencies in the intravenous drug user
    Kirsten K Calder
    USC Keck School of Medicine, LAC USC Medical Center, 1200 North State Street, Room 1011, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
    Emerg Med Clin North Am 21:1089-116. 2003
    ..It is likely that these problems will remain a significant burden on the health care system as a result of continued widespread drug abuse. EPs must always maintain vigilance when evaluating medical complaints in the IVDU...
  3. ncbi The mortality of untreated pulmonary embolism in emergency department patients
    Kirsten K Calder
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    Ann Emerg Med 45:302-10. 2005
    ..This article discusses the background of commonly quoted pulmonary embolism statistics and highlights the need for future investigations enrolling ED patients that focus on disease outcome in this population...
  4. ncbi Manual measurement of QT dispersion in patients with acute myocardial infarction and nondiagnostic electrocardiograms
    Kirsten K Calder
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
    Acad Emerg Med 9:851-4. 2002
    ..To determine whether manually measured QT dispersion (QTD) may be a useful diagnostic adjunct for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in emergency department patients with chest pain (CP) and nondiagnostic initial electrocardiograms (ECGs)...