Current Issue February 2012, Vol. 30, No. 2

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Diagnostic accuracy of heart-type fatty acid–binding protein for the early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction
February 2012(Vol. 30 | No. 2 | Pages 267-274)
C. Geraldine McMahon, John V. Lamont, Elizabeth Curtin, R. Ivan McConnell, Martin Crockard, Mary Jo Kurth, Peter Crean, S. Peter Fitzgerald

Should we fear “flu fear” itself? Effects of H1N1 influenza fear on ED use
February 2012(Vol. 30 | No. 2 | Pages 275-282)
William M. McDonnell, Douglas S. Nelson, Jeff E. Schunk

Cancer diagnosis and outcomes in Michigan EDs vs other settings
February 2012(Vol. 30 | No. 2 | Pages 283-292)
Veronica Sikka, Joseph P. Ornato

Response to comment on dental pain as risk factor for accidental acetaminophen overdose: a case-control study
24 January 2012
Kennon Heard, Jody Vogel
We thank the author for the interest in our article. The main inclusion criterion was a discharge diagnosis of acetaminophen poisoning (based on the structured International Classification of Diseases...
Evaluating the risk of venous thromboembolism in medical patients: which criteria?
13 January 2012
Giovanni Maria Vincentelli, Maria Rosaria Pirro, Francesca Bacchiarri, Valentina Panetta, Filippo Alegiani, Raffaele Landolfi
To evaluate the physician's perception of risk of venous thromboembolism and the use of pharmacological prophylaxis in nonsurgical patients, we performed a cross-sectional study by collecting data of ...
Comment on “Dental pain as a risk factor for accidental acetaminophen overdose: a case-control study”
13 January 2012
Hossein Sanaei-Zadeh
I read with interest the study conducted by Vogel et al recently published in your journal. They performed a case-control study at 2 urban hospitals and found that the patients with dental pain were ...
5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid in appendicitis: the importance of test selection
13 January 2012
Mohammad Vasei
I read the article published in the journal, written by Jangjoo et al, discussing the validity of urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) in the diagnosis for acute appendicitis (AA). The authors ...
A rare neurobrucellosis case developing unilateral oculomotor nerve paralysis
13 January 2012
Sedat Işıkay, Kutluhan Yılmaz, Akgün Ölmez
Brucellosis is a zoonotic infectious disease that is common around the world. Its clinical course demonstrates great diversity as it can affect all organs and systems. However, the central nervous sys...

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