Clinical Profile and Outcome of Critically ill adult patient’s presenting to an Urban Emergency Department in Sub Saharan Africa: A Prospective Cohort Study in Tanzania
Michael K. Kiremeji, Said Kilindimo*, Hendry R. Sawe, Deus Kitapondya, Uwezo Edward, Asha Iyullu, and Ellen J. Weber
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Severe Accidental Hypothermia: A Crucial Impact of the Prehospital Orientation
The incidence of accidental hypothermia in adults is estimated to be around 1.1 per 100,000 inhabitants per year, with major variations in a etiologies and risk fact... Download PDF
R Jouffroy*, G Gueret, C Mercier, D Jost and B Prunet
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Texting versus Talking on Cell Phones While Driving: An Observation
Objectives: This study investigated the rate of texting and talking on a cellphone while driving from actual street observation. We suspect that the rate of texting ... Download PDF
Dietrich Jehle, Murfat Ibrahim, Jae Kim, Gabrielle Jehle, Joseph Consiglio, Samantha Williams and Samuel Madden Leaman IV*
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The use of Rescue Therapy in Three Cases of Aconite-Induced Refractory Ventricular Arrhythmia: Intravenous Lipid Emulsion or Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Aconite-induced ventricular arrhythmias are often resistant to direct current cardioversion and conventional pharmacotherapy currently advocated in Advanced Cardiac ... Download PDF
Yu Kwan LI*, Shing Kit LAM, Chi Ming CHAN and Albert Chau Hung LIT
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Strongyloides Hyperinfection in a Patient with Hypogammaglobulinaemia
Strongyloides hyperinfection is a potentially fatal infection in immunocompromised patient. We report a case of Strongyloides hyperinfection in a patient with hypoga... Download PDF
Oi Fung Wong* and Mandy Sze Man Chan
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Clinical Image ‘A Suspected Body Packer’
A 71-year-old male under custody by Custom Officer for suspected body packing was brought to the emergency department for medico-legal examination. Vitals were stabl... Download PDF
Kevin Ching Hin Wong*, Wai Yip Wong, Oi Fung Wong, Hing Man Ma and Albert Chau Hung Lit
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Clinical Image ‘Spontaneous Bilateral Pneumothoraces in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection’
A 28-year-old man with history of substance abuse presented to the emergency department for fever and shortness of breath. Chest X-ray (CXR) showed bilateral pneumot... Download PDF
Oi Fung Wong* and Mandy Sze Man Chan
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Clinical Image‘Emphysematous Gastritis Due to Gastric Mucormycosis in a Patient with Massive Gastrointestinal Bleeding’
A 75-year-old man, who enjoyed good past health, was admitted for acute coronary syndrome. He was prescribed with double anti-platelet therapy and low molecular weig... Download PDF
Oi Fung Wong* and Terence Man Chun Tong
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Diagnosis and Monitoring of Neurological Changes in Intensive Care
Since patients are usually incubated or sedated at intensive care units and they are given neuromuscular agents, neurological examination and early diagnosis of ... Download PDF
Eylem TOPBAŞ*
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Hyperchloremia and Its Association with Outcomes in Critically Ill Children
To determine the relationship of hyperchloremia on development of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis, PICU length of stay and mortality in ... Download PDF
Qalab Abbas*, Noor Ul Ain, Lubaina Ehsan, Khalid Saleem, M Tariq Jamil and Anwar ul Haque
