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Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation after hyperbaric oxygen therapy
25 May 2012
Gokhan Celbek, Behic Volkan Boz, Sabri Onur Caglar, Leyla Yilmaz Aydin, Hayati Kandis, Ayhan Saritas
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) is widely accepted as a treatment for air or gas embolism, carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, clostridial myonecrosis, crush injuries, and thermal burns. To the best of ...
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Large hiatal hernia at chest radiography in a woman with cardiorespiratory symptoms
25 May 2012
Daniele Torres, Gaspare Parrinello, Mauro Cardillo, Marina Pomilla, Caterina Trapanese, Bellanca Michele, Umberto Lupo, Caterina Schimmenti, Francesco Cuttitta, Rossella Pietrantoni, Danai Vogiatzis, Giuseppe Licata
Hiatal hernia (HH) is a frequent entity. Rarely, it may exert a wide spectrum of clinical presentations mimicking acute cardiovascular events such as angina-like chest pain until manifestations of car...
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Hyperacute rejection from a donor died from carbamate intoxication
25 May 2012
Yi-Hsin Chan, Pao-Hsien Chu
We thank the author and colleagues for their interest in and comments on our case report of the hyperacute rejection from a donor who died of carbamate intoxication . Indeed, there are more reports ab...
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X-ray–negative posterior sternoclavicular dislocation after minor trauma
25 May 2012
Mary Jacob, Jonathan Snashall, Annette Dorfman, Robert Shesser
Posterior sternoclavicular dislocation is a rare injury that must be recognized by the emergency physician because failure to rapidly reduce can lead to serious vascular complications. A high index of...
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Extravasation of contrast media managed with recombinant human hyaluronidase
25 May 2012
John Rowlett
In minor cases, contrast extravasation may cause pain, swelling, and localized erythema. However, in more severe cases, extensive tissue and skin necrosis, ulceration, and compartment syndrome may occ...
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