status asthmaticus/fever

Idiopathic spontaneous hemothorax has been rarely described in the literature. A case of status asthmaticus and spontaneous hemothorax is described in a 29-year-old female of African descent who presented to the emergency room after 2 days of severe cough productive of yellow sputum, otalgia, sore

An analysis and comparison of 286 adult patients involving 560 episodes of status asthmaticus admitted to the Medical Service of Chulalongkorn Hospital during the years 1984 through 1988 were examined. There were 58 patients who required mechanical ventilation 75 times compared with 228 patients

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess whether referral to a pediatric emergency department (PED) by a primary care provider was associated with greater severity of illness, as determined on the basis of clinical measures and increased resource utilization. METHODS A retrospective study

OBJECTIVE To determine the extent to which emergency medicine physicians are exposed to and implement evidence-based medicine (EBM). METHODS A 2-part, self-administered questionnaire was sent to 375 randomly selected emergency physicians (125 PEM Fellows, 125 AAP Section of Emergency Medicine, 125

An autopsy case of allergic granulomatosis and angiitis of Churg and Strauss is presented. The patient with a history of bronchial asthma of 3 years duration, a mild fever and hypereosinophilia, died in status asthmaticus. Cortocosteroid therapy was not given. The autopsy revealed severe

BACKGROUND Rhinovirus is a recognized cause of common cold and has been shown to cause asthma exacerbations in adults and children. The burden of rhinovirus infections in hospitalized children has not been described in Spain. OBJECTIVE To describe confirmed rhinovirus infections in children

Introduction: Rotations in the pediatric emergency department (PED) may expose residents to very few critically ill patients. In our previous work, interns at our institution showed low self-confidence in decision-making and preparedness

BACKGROUND The goals of this study are to identify factors associated with ordering of chest radiographs (CXR's) in children hospitalized with acute asthma exacerbations and determine the overall clinical impact of these CXR's. METHODS A retrospective study was performed with children ≥ 2 years of