Is emergency medicine a specialty? Quebec MDs disagree over controversial issue.

M Martin - CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, 1992 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
WARNINGS: Women of childbearing potential should employ adequate contraception (ie
oral or intrauterine devices) while receiving CYTOTEC.(See CONTRAINDICATIONS.) …

Diarrhea

SCJ Yeung - Oncologic Emergency Medicine: Principles and …, 2021 - Springer
Diarrhea in cancer patients has diverse etiologies: paraneoplastic syndromes, cancer
treatment-induced adverse effects, and infections. Malignant diseases, such as …

[PDF][PDF] Pregnancy failure and misoprostol-time for a change

B Winikoff - N Engl J Med, 2005 - rhsupplies.org
Women in several different clinical circumstances need PAC services. Some women may
suffer from incomplete abortion after either a spontaneous or induced abortion. Clinically …

Use of misoprostol in pregnancy

RW Hale, S Zinberg - New England Journal of Medicine, 2001 - Mass Medical Soc
The article by Goldberg et al. in this issue of the Journal reviews the evidence supporting the
use of misoprostol in women at various stages of pregnancy. 1 The authors identified more …

[PDF][PDF] Knowledge of correct dosages of misoprostol in reproductive health

N Deole, A Weeks - International Journal of …, 2010 - medicalabortionconsortium.com
The prostaglandin E1 analog misoprostol is a powerful uterotonic that is effective for labor
induction, uterine evacuation, and prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage [1] …

Acute intravaginal misoprostol toxicity with fetal demise

J Austin, MD Ford, A Rouse, E Hanna - the Journal of Emergency medicine, 1997 - Elsevier
We report a case of an overdose with fetal demise from the intravaginal administration of
misoprostol. A 25-yr-old gravid female self-administered 6000 μg misoprostol intravaginally …

Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. BET 2: do all patients presenting to the emergency department with …

A Stewart - Emergency Medicine Journal: EMJ, 2012 - europepmc.org
A short-cut systematic review was carried out to establish whether uncomplicated patients
presenting to the emergency department (ED) with renal colic can be safely discharged. Five …

Management of acute diarrhea in the emergency department of a tertiary care university medical center

SJ Jabak, L Kawam, A El Mokahal… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives To examine the management of acute diarrhea in the emergency department
(ED) of a large university medical center. Methods Retrospective cross-sectional study over …

Maternal death related to misoprostol overdose

A Henriques, AV Lourenço, A Ribeirinho… - Obstetrics & …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Misoprostol is an important drug in obstetrics and gynecology because of
its uterotonic and cervical-ripening activities. The side effects are dose-related, usually …

[CITATION][C] Clinical controversies: applying evidence in practice

TL King - Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
What does knowledge of current evidence from published research offer clinicians at the
bedside? The answer may seem obvious. One needs to know the efficacy, risk of adverse …