Purpose To describe the characteristics of patients who die in emergency departments and
the decisions to withhold or withdraw life support. Methods We undertook a 4-month …

Background The blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio (BCR) has been used since the early
1940s to help clinicians differentiate between prerenal acute kidney injury (PR AKI) and …

Objectives Few studies have focused on decisions to withdraw or withhold life-support
therapies in the emergency department. Our objectives were to identify clinical situations where …

DISCUSSION Kawasaki disease is an acute vasculitis that appears to affect predisposed
individuals, upon exposure to an undetermined environmental trigger. 1 Both innate and …

Objective Severe hypocalcemia (Ca <1.9 mmol/L) is often considered an emergency because
of a potential risk of cardiac arrest or seizures. However, there is little evidence to support …

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) are present in sera from patients with various
forms of vasculitis-associated glomerulonephritis. Because autoantibodies may be directed …

BACKGROUND: The objective of the present study was to compare the silent form of giant
cell arteritis (GCA) to the classic cephalic form of the disease. METHODS: We conducted a …

Objective Severe hypercalcemia is often considered an emergency because of a potential
risk of cardiac arrest or coma. However, there is little evidence to support this. The aim of our …

Our objective was to assess efficacy and tolerance of thrombolysis using 0.6 mg/kg of Alteplase
in patients with massive pulmonary embolism defined as the association of a pulmonary …

BACKGROUND: Chest pain (CP) is a common complaint among patients presenting to the
emergency department (ED). Previous studies suggest that between 2% and 5% of ED …