Research Topics
| William J BradySummaryAffiliation: University of Virginia Country: USA Publications
| Collaborators
|
Detail Information
Publications
Electrocardiographic ST-segment elevation: correct identification of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and non-AMI syndromes by emergency physiciansW J Brady
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Acad Emerg Med 8:349-60. 2001..To determine the emergency physician's (EP's) ability to identify the cause of ST-segment elevation (STE) in a hypothetical chest pain patient...
Electrocardiographic ST-segment elevation: the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction by morphologic analysis of the ST segmentW J Brady
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22911, USA
Acad Emerg Med 8:961-7. 2001..The morphology of STE may assist in the correct determination of its cause, with concave patterns in non-AMI syndromes and non-concave waveforms in AMI...
Myocarditis: emergency department recognition and managementWilliam J Brady
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Box 800699, Charlottesville, VA 22908 0699, USA
Emerg Med Clin North Am 22:865-85. 2004..Management is largely supportive, including aggressive cardiorespiratory support...
ECG patterns confounding the ECG diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome: left bundle branch block, right ventricular paced rhythms, and left ventricular hypertrophyWilliam J Brady
Department of Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 22908, USA
Emerg Med Clin North Am 23:999-1025. 2005..This article highlights the diagnostic dilemma encountered in these confounding ECG patterns; the discussion focuses on the expected ECG abnormalities in these patients and the findings seen in ACS...
In-hospital cardiac arrest: impact of monitoring and witnessed event on patient survival and neurologic status at hospital dischargeWilliam J Brady
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908 0309, USA
Resuscitation 82:845-52. 2011..In-hospital cardiac arrest is a significant public health problem with a low probability of patient survival to hospital discharge...
ST segment and T wave abnormalities not caused by acute coronary syndromesWilliam J Brady
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22911, USA
Emerg Med Clin North Am 24:91-111, vi. 2006..Particular emphasis is placed on the distinction of these non-ACS syndromes from acute coronary syndrome related ST segment and or T wave change...
Electrocardiographic ST segment elevation: a comparison of AMI and non-AMI ECG syndromesWilliam J Brady
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Am J Emerg Med 20:609-12. 2002..When determining AMI versus non-AMI with the ECG, these various findings should be used in the consideration of the overall clinical picture (history, examination, and electrocardiogram) in chest pain patients with ST segment elevation...
Predicting resource use at mass gatherings using a simplified stratification scoring modelNicholas Hartman
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 27:337-43. 2009..The needs of various events have so far been difficult to predict with precision, yet likely are impacted by several factors which may be used in a predictive fashion...
Additional electrocardiographic leads in the ED chest pain patient: right ventricular and posterior leadsMichael P Somers
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottseville, VA 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 21:563-73. 2003..The use of the additional leads might not only confirm the presence of AMI, but also provide a more accurate reflection of the true extent of myocardial damage...
Electrocardiographic T-wave inversion: differential diagnosis in the chest pain patientGeoffrey E Hayden
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Am J Emerg Med 20:252-62. 2002....
Orthopedic pitfalls in the ED: calcaneal fracturesCarl A Germann
Department of Emergency Medicine, Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall Street, Portland, ME 04102, USA
Am J Emerg Med 22:607-11. 2004..This review article examines the clinical presentation, diagnostic techniques, and management of calcaneal fractures applicable to the emergency practitioner...
Wide-complex tachycardia: beyond the traditional differential diagnosis of ventricular tachycardia vs supraventricular tachycardia with aberrant conductionHeather Hollowell
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 23:876-89. 2005..These tachycardias are diverse; as such, the pathophysiology behind each form of WCT includes toxic, metabolic, and conduction system dysfunction mechanisms...
Altered mental status: evaluation and etiology in the EDWilliam Kanich
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Am J Emerg Med 20:613-7. 2002..This group represented a minority of the ED population yet rates of ED resource use, hospital admission, and death were high...
The prehospital 12-lead electrocardiogram: impact on management of the out-of-hospital acute coronary syndrome patientJeffrey D Ferguson
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 21:136-42. 2003..Importantly, these benefits are encountered with little increase in EMS resource use or on-scene time...
Electrocardiographic ST-segment elevation in the trauma patient: acute myocardial infarction vs myocardial contusionClaire U Plautz
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 23:510-6. 2005..Both patients demonstrated electrocardiographic ST-segment elevation, resulting from myocardial contusion and acute myocardial infarction...
Impact of the 12-lead electrocardiogram on ED evaluation and managementJohn P Benner
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 25:942-8. 2007..This study was conducted to assess the impact (diagnostic, therapeutic, and disposition) of the 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) on emergency department (ED) patient evaluation and management...
The electrocardiogram in the patient with syncopeJacqueline Dovgalyuk
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Am J Emerg Med 25:688-701. 2007..The general use of the 12-lead ECG in this patient population is discussed. Furthermore, specific electrocardiographic presentations seen in the patient with syncope are also reviewed...
Premature atherosclerosis and acute coronary syndrome in systemic lupus erythematosusAmal Mattu
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Am J Emerg Med 23:696-703. 2005..Relevant pathophysiology and diagnostic strategies are discussed...
The electrocardiogram in right ventricular myocardial infarctionSteven Moye
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, PO Box 800699, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 23:793-9. 2005..Patients with inferior wall STEMI with RV infarction have a markedly worse prognosis (both acute cardiovascular complications and death) compared with patients with isolated inferior wall STEMI...
Electrocardiographic manifestations: diagnosis of atrioventricular block in the Emergency DepartmentGeoffrey E Hayden
Department of Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
J Emerg Med 26:95-106. 2004..This discussion also focuses on the presentation, clinical considerations, management and acute treatment of AVB dysrhythmias in the emergent setting...
Electrocardiographic manifestations of Wellens' syndromeJoseph Rhinehardt
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 20:638-43. 2002..It is vital that the physician recognize these changes and the association with critical LAD obstruction and significant risk for anterior wall myocardial infarction...
Preexcitation syndromes: diagnostic consideration in the EDDustin G Mark
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Am J Emerg Med 27:878-88. 2009..This article reviews the pathophysiology of preexcitation, along with the electrocardiographic findings of Wolff-Parkinson-White and its associated tachyarrhythmias...
Apparent wide complex tachycardia after ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionKevin S Barlotta
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, PO Box 800699, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0699, USA
Am J Emerg Med 24:362-7. 2006
The prominant T wave: electrocardiographic differential diagnosisMichael P Somers
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Am J Emerg Med 20:243-51. 2002..We also recommend that the designation hyperacute should refer exclusively to the prominent T waves of ST-segment elevation AMI...
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for cardiac arrest: the importance of uninterrupted chest compressions in cardiac arrest resuscitationLee M Cunningham
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 30:1630-8. 2012..In addition to comparing cardiocerebral resuscitation to CPR, this review article also discusses possibilities to reduce interruptions in chest compressions without sacrificing the benefit of these interventions...
The electrocardiographic toxidrome: the ECG presentation of hydrofluoric acid ingestionChristopher Holstege
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 23:171-6. 2005..Such a constellation strongly suggested hydrofluoric acid as the culprit toxin...
Disagreement in the interpretation of electrocardiographic ST segment elevation: a source of error for emergency physicians?Brian F Erling
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 22:65-70. 2004..Electrocardiographic patterns responsible for this interpretive disagreement of ST segment elevation can represent an unfortunate but potentially predictable source of error in emergency medical care...
Intraventricular conduction abnormality--an electrocardiographic algorithm for rapid detection and diagnosisDaniel Garcia
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 27:492-502. 2009..After a review of these IVCDs, a simplified algorithm that will aid in the electrocardiographic diagnosis of these conduction abnormalities is presented...
The pediatric electrocardiogram: part I: Age-related interpretationMatthew O'Connor
Department of Pediatrics, Children s Medical Center, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 26:506-12. 2008....
Orthopedic pitfalls in the ED: slipped capital femoral epiphysisAndrew D Perron
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Am J Emerg Med 20:484-7. 2002..This article examines the clinical presentation, diagnostic techniques, and management options applicable to the emergency physician in the treatment of SCFE...
Body surface mapping in the ED evaluation of the patient with chest pain: use of the 80-lead electrocardiogram systemWesley H Self
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 24:87-112. 2006..Output from BSM is displayed in a 12-lead ECG format, an 80-lead ECG format, and on color contour maps. The color contour maps can be displayed on a torso image or as a flat map...
Electrocardiographic differential diagnosis of narrow QRS complex tachycardia: an ED-oriented algorithmic approachMatthew P Borloz
Department of Emergency Medicine, Georgetown University Washington Hospital Center, DC, USA
Am J Emerg Med 28:378-81. 2010..Each of these algorithms requires the clinician to answer either "yes" or "no" for each criterion and does not include treatment recommendations...
The impact of the code drugs: cardioactive medications in cardiac arrest resuscitationKelly Williamson
Department of Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Emerg Med Clin North Am 30:65-75. 2012..Although short-term outcomes are improved as a function of these medications, the final outcome has not been altered significantly in most instances...
The use of a 4-step algorithm in the electrocardiographic diagnosis of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction by novice interpretersStephanie M Hartman
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 30:1282-95. 2012..In fact, more expert interpretation of the ECG will be possible once the patient (and/or the ECG) arrive in the ED where ECG review can be made with the more complex interpretation used by expert physician interpreters...
Atrial fibrillation in the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: ECG recognition and treatment in the EDBrian T Fengler
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Am J Emerg Med 25:576-83. 2007..If instability is present, electrical cardioversion is required...
The pediatric electrocardiogram part III: Congenital heart disease and other cardiac syndromesMatthew O'Connor
Department of Pediatrics, Childrens Medical Center, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Am J Emerg Med 26:497-503. 2008..It is in this population that arrhythmias are particularly prone to develop, and knowledge of the common arrhythmias associated with CHD is mandatory for the acute care provider...
Orthopedic pitfalls in the ED: tibial plafond fracturesCarl A Germann
Department of Emergency Medicine, Maine Medical Center, Portland 04102, USA
Am J Emerg Med 23:357-62. 2005..This review examines the clinical presentation, diagnostic techniques, and management of tibial plafond fractures applicable to the emergency practitioner...
Electrocardiographic manifestations: electrolyte abnormalitiesDeborah B Diercks
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA
J Emerg Med 27:153-60. 2004..We will review the major electrocardiographic findings associated with abnormalities of the major cationic contributors to cardiac conduction-potassium, calcium and magnesium...
Electrocardiographic manifestations: acute inferior wall myocardial infarctionNoelle Rotondo
Department of Emergency Medicine, York Hospital, York, Pennsylvania 17405, USA
J Emerg Med 26:433-40. 2004..In addition, various atrioventricular (AV) blocks are commonly associated with IWMI. This article presents several cases of IWMI with EKGs and a discussion of EKG interpretation in the setting of IWMI...
Electrocardiographic ST segment elevation: left ventricular aneurysmJohn Engel
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Am J Emerg Med 20:238-42. 2002..This article focuses on the electrocardiographic findings useful in making the diagnosis of left ventricular aneurysm as well as distinguishing LVA from other STE syndromes...
Orthopedic pitfalls in the ED: pediatric supracondylar humerus fracturesJeffrey Wu
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 20:544-50. 2002..This review article examines the clinical presentation, diagnostic technique, and management options applicable to the emergency physician in the treatment of supracondylar humerus fractures...
Electrocardiographic abnormalities associated with poisoningChristopher Delk
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22911, USA
Am J Emerg Med 25:672-87. 2007..This article reviews the various electrocardiographic abnormalities associated with these 5 classes of agents, ranging from morphological abnormalities and conduction blocks to brady- and tachyarrhythmias...
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: electrocardiographic manifestations and other important considerations for the emergency physicianBrian S Kelly
Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Carmel Health System, Columbus, OH 43123, USA
Am J Emerg Med 25:72-9. 2007..Therefore, it is imperative that emergency physicians be familiar with the symptoms and typical electrocardiogram manifestations of HCM. Three illustrative cases are presented with a review of the disease...
Emergent precordial percussion revisited--pacing the heart in asystolePeter P Monteleone
Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Am J Emerg Med 29:563-5. 2011..In this review, we discuss the physiology and utility of precordial percussion, or precordial thump, in the emergency setting as a very temporary bridge to more effective and permanent pacing techniques...
The effect of performance incentives on resident documentation in an emergency medicine residency programJesse M Pines
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
J Emerg Med 32:315-9. 2007..36 and $35.86 for the historical periods (p < 0.05). Implementation of a resident incentive program to enhance chart documentation may considerably improve documentation and resident education in proper chart documentation...
Electrocardiographic ST-segment elevation: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy versus ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction--a case seriesSarah Barker
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 27:220-6. 2009..These 2 cardiovascular maladies present in very similar fashion in the ED; distinction in the ED may not be possible...
Acute myocardial infarction with left bundle-branch block: disproportional anterior ST elevation due to right ventricular myocardial infarction in the presence of left bundle-branch blockStephen W Smith
Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA
Am J Emerg Med 26:342-7. 2008..The electrocardiogram manifests disproportional, discordant ST elevation in leads II, III, and aVF and in leads V(1) through V(4)...
The pediatric electrocardiogram part II: DysrhythmiasMatthew O'Connor
Department of Pediatrics, Children s Medical Center, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 26:348-58. 2008..Numerous classification schemes for arrhythmias exist; in this article arrhythmias will be grouped based upon their major ECG manifestations...
Electrocardiographic manifestations: narrow QRS complex tachycardiasMarc L Pollack
Department of Emergency Medicine, York Hospital, York, Pennsylvania 17405, USA
J Emerg Med 24:35-43. 2003..Pediatric and pregnant patients are, in general, treated the same as adults. Several case examples and EKGs are presented...
Electrocardiographic manifestations: pediatric ECGTheodore C Chan
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Diego Medical Center, and San Diego Children s Hospital, San Diego, California 92103, USA
J Emerg Med 35:421-30. 2008....
Fibrinolytic therapy in pulmonary embolism: an evidence-based treatment algorithmBrian T Fengler
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Am J Emerg Med 27:84-95. 2009..This article sets out to review the literature on fibrinolytic therapy in the treatment of patients with PE and will propose an evidence based treatment algorithm...
Electrocardiographic applications of lead aVRKelly Williamson
School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Am J Emerg Med 24:864-74. 2006....
Electrocardiographic manifestations: right ventricular infarctionTodd R Fijewski
Department of Emergency Medicine, York Hospital, York, Pennsylvania 17405, USA
J Emerg Med 22:189-94. 2002..RVI is a serious ED problem because morbidity and mortality is higher in acute MIs associated with RVI...
Cranial computed tomography in the resuscitated patient with cardiac arrestRobin Naples
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 27:63-7. 2009..The application of one particular testing modality, cranial computed tomography (CT) of the head, has not yet been determined. We undertook an evaluation of the use of head CT in patients who were resuscitated from cardiac arrest...
Electrocardiographic manifestations: ventricular tachycardiaKorin B Hudson
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
J Emerg Med 25:303-14. 2003..This article will review the electrocardiographic presentations encountered in patients with ventricular tachycardia...
Association of heat index and patient volume at a mass gathering eventAndrew D Perron
Department of Emergency Medicine, Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine 04102, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 9:49-52. 2005..Over four seasons, the department's experience has been that the number of patients seen during a game correlates closely with game-time heat and humidity (heat index)...
Acute complications associated with shoulder dislocation at an academic Emergency DepartmentAndrew D Perron
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908-0699, USA
J Emerg Med 24:141-5. 2003..Neurologic deficits in 12% is significantly lower than the 21-65% reported in the orthopedic literature. Although complications associated with shoulder dislocation were relatively common, they did not significantly affect ED management...
Orthopedic pitfalls in the ED: osteomyelitisAndrew D Perron
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 21:61-7. 2003..We review here the clinical presentation, diagnostic techniques, and management options for osteomyelitis that are applicable to the emergency practitioner...
Electrocardiographic manifestations: long QT SyndromeErin M Mancuso
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA
J Emerg Med 27:385-93. 2004..This article presents several cases, highlighting the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and management of this disorder...
The athlete's electrocardiogramJeffrey Wu
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 22908-0699, USA
Am J Emerg Med 24:77-86. 2006..This article reviews the various findings in this group of patients...
Reciprocal ST segment depression: impact on the electrocardiographic diagnosis of ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarctionWilliam J Brady
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Am J Emerg Med 20:35-8. 2002..In these cases, reciprocal ST segment depression is of considerable value in establishing the electrocardiographic diagnosis of STE AMI...
Serial electrocardiographyJonathon Velez
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Am J Emerg Med 20:43-9. 2002..A correct diagnosis is dependent on EP expertise in the evaluation of the chest pain patient--in large part, the electrocardiogram...
Management of common stress fractures. When to apply conservative therapy, when to take an aggressive approachAndrew D Perron
UVA Health System, Box 800699, Charlottesville, VA 22908 0699, USA
Postgrad Med 111:95-6, 99-100, 105-6. 2002....
Orthopedic pitfalls in the ED: radiographically occult hip fractureAndrew D Perron
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 20:234-7. 2002..The emergency physician needs to remain vigilant for this potential orthopedic pitfall. This review article examines the clinical presentation, diagnostic techniques, and management options applicable to the emergency practitioner...
Evaluation and management of the high-risk orthopedic emergencyAndrew D Perron
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Box 800699, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Emerg Med Clin North Am 21:159-204. 2003..When the EP is knowledgeable about these orthopedic pitfalls, these injuries are much less likely to slip by in clinical practice...
Large-event medicine--event characteristics impacting medical needRiley Moore
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 29:1217-21. 2011..This review will focus on the various features of large events such that the medical planner can better understand the challenge and provide adequate resource for patient care...
The Earth is flat! The electrocardiogram has 12 leads! The electrocardiogram in the patient with ACS: looking beyond the 12-lead electrocardiogramWilliam J Brady
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0699, USA
Am J Emerg Med 25:1073-6. 2007
Right bundle-branch block in acute coronary syndrome: diagnostic and therapeutic implications for the emergency physicianCheryl Lynn Horton
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 27:1130-41. 2009..This review will address RBBB in the acute coronary syndrome setting...
Electrocardiographic monitoring in the hospitalized patient: a diagnostic intervention of uncertain clinical impactTodd S Larson
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22901, USA
Am J Emerg Med 26:1047-55. 2008..This article will review the literature regarding inpatient telemetry and its impact; furthermore, we will suggest high-yield criteria for its application among the inpatient population...
Electrocardiogram interpretation training and competency assessment in emergency medicine residency programsJesse M Pines
Emergency Medicine Residency Program, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Acad Emerg Med 11:982-4. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that EM PDs believe that EM residency is adequately preparing graduates to interpret ECGs. This goal is achieved through a variety of methods...
Mental status screening of emergency department patients: normative study of the quick confusion scaleM Janie Irons
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Acad Emerg Med 9:989-94. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: The QCS, in its focus on providing a quickly obtained, easily calculated, and readily interpreted score, presents a viable alternative to currently existing practices for assessing mental status in ED patients...
Orthopedic pitfalls in the ED: fight biteAndrew D Perron
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Am J Emerg Med 20:114-7. 2002..This review article examines the clinical presentation, diagnostic techniques, and management options applicable to the emergency physician in the treatment of fight bite...
Orthopedic pitfalls: cauda equina syndromeStephen A Small
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, 22908-0699, USA
Am J Emerg Med 23:159-63. 2005..This case report discusses the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and relevant treatment of cauda equina syndrome in the ED...
The cardiac literature 2007Amal Mattu
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Am J Emerg Med 26:817-33. 2008
The pediatric electrocardiogram. Part I: Age-related interpretationMatthew O'Connor
Department of Pediatrics, Children s Medical Center, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 26:221-8. 2008....
The Brugada syndromeAmal Mattu
Department of Surgery/Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
Am J Emerg Med 21:146-51. 2003..Therefore, it is imperative that all emergency physicians be familiar with the typical ECG manifestations of Brugada syndrome. Three illustrative cases are presented with a review of the syndrome...
ABC of clinical electrocardiography: Acute myocardial infarction-Part IIJune Edhouse
Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
BMJ 324:963-6. 2002
Bradycardias and atrioventricular conduction blockDavid Da Costa
BMJ 324:535-8. 2002
The "cardiac" literature in 2006: an annotated review for the emergency physicianAmal Mattu
Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Am J Emerg Med 25:960-76. 2007
Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromesFrancis M Fesmire
Ann Emerg Med 48:270-301. 2006
Clinical policy: indications for reperfusion therapy in emergency department patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction. American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policies Subcommittee (Writing Committee) on Reperfusion Therapy in EmergenFrancis M Fesmire
Ann Emerg Med 48:358-83. 2006
Emergency physician interpretation of the electrocardiogramEdward A Michelson
Acad Emerg Med 9:317-9. 2002
ST Segment elevation diagnostic algorithmWilliam J Brady
J Emerg Med 31:105-9. 2006
Internet-based survey on the use of additional lead electrocardiograms and fibrinolysis of posterior and right ventricular acute myocardial infarctionsMichael P Somers
Am J Emerg Med 25:258-61. 2007
Electrocardiographic manifestations of hypothermiaAmal Mattu
Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Am J Emerg Med 20:314-26. 2002..A thorough knowledge of these findings is important for prompt diagnosis and treatment of hypothermia. Six cases are presented that show these important ECG manifestations of hypothermia...
The physician and mass medical event response: emergency preparedness implicationsJacqueline Dovgalyuk
Am J Emerg Med 26:239-42. 2008
ABC of clinical electrocardiography: Acute myocardial infarction-Part IFrancis Morris
Department of Emergency Medicine, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK
BMJ 324:831-4. 2002
Antiplatelet therapy in acute coronary syndrome: not as confusing as you thinkJarred Thomas
J Emerg Med 35:87-90. 2008
