Emergency Measurements
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13. Correlação entre ansiedade e dor com a pressão arterial e a frequencia cardiaca durante o atendimento odontologico de urgencias
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of pain and anxiety over the blood pressure of patients during emergency situations, whose were attended in the Dental Emergency Service of Piracicaba Dental School. One hundred and thirty nine volunteers were selected. Populational factors like gender, age and instruction degree were verified. During w
Publicado em: 2004
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14. The Role of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in the Diagnosis of Congestive Heart Failure in Patients Presenting to an Emergency Department with Dyspnea
OBJECTIVE: To determine the utility of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in the diagnosis of congestive heart failure (CHF) in patients presenting with dyspnea to an emergency department (ED). METHODS: Seventy patients presenting with dyspnea to an ED from April to July 2001 were included in the study. Mean age was 72±16 years and 33 (47%) were male. BNP was
Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia. Publicado em: 2002-12
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15. Hypertension in a female nursing staff-pattern of occurrence, diagnosis, and treatment
OBJECTIVE: To report the pattern of occurrence, diagnosis, and treatment of hypertension in a female nursing staff of an emergency hospital. METHODS: We carried out a cross-sectional study that included interviews and blood pressure measurements of 494 nursing professionals at an emergency hospital in the city of Salvador, in the state of Bahia, Brazil. We c
Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia. Publicado em: 2001-03
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16. A simple HPLC-fluorescence method for the measurement of R,S-sotalol in the plasma of patients with life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias
R,S-sotalol, a ß-blocker drug with class III antiarrhythmic properties, is prescribed to patients with ventricular, atrial and supraventricular arrhythmias. A simple and sensitive method based on HPLC-fluorescence is described for the quantification of R,S-sotalol racemate in 500 µl of plasma. R,S-sotalol and its internal standard (atenolol) were eluted af
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. Publicado em: 2000-02
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17. Differences in priorities assigned to patients by triage nurses and by consultant physicians in accident and emergency departments.
STUDY OBJECTIVES--To investigate whether the greater urgency assigned to accident and emergency patients by triage nurses than by accident and emergency doctors was uniform across all patient groups. DESIGN--Patients attending an accident and emergency department between 8.00 am and 9.00 pm over a six week period were assessed prospectively for degree of urg
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18. Prospective controlled evaluation of the effect of a community based asthma education centre in a multiracial working class neighbourhood.
BACKGROUND--Previous work has indicated a high rate of non-attendance at hospital based clinics among young, multiracial asthmatic patients of lower socioeconomic class. The efficacy of delivering asthma education from a community health centre established in a multiracial working class neighbourhood was evaluated. METHODS--A prospective controlled study was
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19. Short term effects of air pollution on emergency hospital admissions for respiratory disease: results of the APHEA project in two major cities in The Netherlands, 1977-89.
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the short term relationship between air pollution and the daily number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory disease. DESIGN: Data were analysed using autoregressive Poisson regression allowing for overdispersion and controlling for possible confounding factors such as seasonal and other chronological variables, meteorol
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20. Pattern of ophthalmological accidents and emergencies presenting to hospitals.
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To investigate the numbers and characteristics of patients with ophthalmological accidents and emergencies presenting to hospitals. DESIGN--Prospective survey over eight weeks. SETTING--Two general and one ophthalmic accident and emergency departments, two general outpatient departments, and an eye hospital ward consulting room (all in two t
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21. Assessment and management of asthma in an accident and emergency department.
Patients with asthma presenting to the accident and emergency department at Southampton General Hospital during 12 months were reviewed retrospectively to determine how many patients attended, when and how patients were assessed and treated, and what factors appeared to influence whether a patient was admitted to a medical ward or not. Thirty five visits wer
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22. Should we judge a mask by its cover?
BACKGROUND: A table of the approximate ranges of inspired oxygen delivered at given oxygen flow rates is often given on the packaging of oxygen masks. A study was carried out to check the inspired oxygen concentration given by one of the new masks, which has been designed to be used with or without the Venturi attachment as a result of the proposal to use it
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23. Successful treatment of acute mountain sickness with dexamethasone.
A double blind, randomised, placebo controlled trial of treatment with dexamethasone for acute mountain sickness was performed in the Capanna "Regina Margherita" at an altitude of 4559 m in the Alps Valais. After 12-16 hours of treatment (8 mg dexamethasone initially, followed by 4 mg every six hours) the mean acute mountain sickness score decreased signific
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24. Epidemiology of bicycle injuries and risk factors for serious injury.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the risk factors for serious injury to bicyclists, aside from helmet use. DESIGN: Prospective case-control study. SETTING: Seven Seattle area hospital emergency departments and two county medical examiner's offices. PATIENTS: Individuals treated in the emergency department or dying from bicycle related injuries. MEASUREMENTS: Informat