Superior Patellar Dislocation Misdiagnosed as Patellar Tendon Rupture: The Value of Ultrasonography by Artit Boonrod, Sermsak Sumanont, Manusak Boonard, Arunnit Boonrod

“…In this case, we demonstrate the use of ultrasound for diagnosis of superior dislocation of the patella in the emergency department. We also include a literature review of similar cases and discuss the advantages of different types of imaging for diagnosis in this condition.…”
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Colonic Interposition between the Liver and Diaphragm: “The Chilaiditi Sign” by Nita Nair, Zeina Takieddine, Hassan Tariq

“…A 90-year-old wheelchair bound male was brought to the emergency department with complaints of worsening abdominal pain over the last 2-3 days. …”
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Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for a Ruptured Mycotic Aortic Pseudoaneurysm Secondary to Esophageal Carcinoma by Sean-Tee J. M. Lim, Stephen Murphy, Said Atyani, Michael Anthony Moloney

“…A 47-year-old female presented to the emergency department with new episodes of hematemesis. She had a background of unresectable T4b + N1 + M0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. …”
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Ocular Infection Preceding Major Epidural Abscess by Liam Dunbar, Ryan Johnstone

“…She represented three weeks later to the emergency department with back pain, raised inflammatory markers, and positive blood cultures. …”
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Isolated penetrating gluteal stab injury with uncontrolled bleeding in Türkiye: a case report by Ali Metehan Celep, Görkem Yiğit, Ayla Ece Çelikten, Kudret Atakan Tekin, Ufuk Türkmen

“…This case report presents the management of a young male patient admitted to the emergency department in hypovolemic shock, with uncontrollable bleeding from an isolated penetrating gluteal injury. …”
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Intra-Articular Dislocation of the Patella by Gavin McHugh, Ed Ryan, May Cleary, Paddy Kenny, Shea O'Flanagan, Peter Keogh

“…Radiographs in the emergency department (ED) confirmed the intra-articular dislocation with the superior pole lodged in the intercondylar notch. …”
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Spectrum of unusual ectopic pregnancies on imaging: Case series by Madhuri Pundlikrao Udgire, Varun Vasant Nimje, Shubham Baburao Bodhankar, Tushar Suresh Yadav, Rushabh Chordiya

“…Background: Ectopic pregnancy is a life-threatening condition commonly encountered in the emergency department and possesses high morbidity and mortality association in women of childbearing age. …”
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Rare Appendicitis-Like Syndrome: The Case of the Obstructing Broccoli by Stephen Jones, Patrick Narh-Martey, Mitun Patel, Amanpreet Dhaliwal, Jessica Persson, Denis Orr

“…The advancement and ease of imaging have made CT scanning readily available in the emergency department. Management can be challenging when the patient has a high likelihood of appendicitis based on clinical suspicion and negative CT scan. …”
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Gastric volvulus: a case report by Emilio Guerra Pérez, Marcial Llamas Fonte, Lidia Torres Aja

“…A case of a female patient aged 73 and 56 kg in weight, with a history of ischemic heart disease and gastric ulcer, who visited the emergency department because of vomiting, diffuse abdominal pain and bloating is presented. …”
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Development and clinical assessment of a novel probiotic candy in the prevention of respiratory infections in asthmatic children by Rana Tafrishi, Hamid Ahanchian, Seyed ali Jafari, Abolfazl Pahlevanloo, Hamidreza Kianifar, Mohammadali Kiani, Nasrin Moazzen, Tahereh sadeghi, Peter D. Sly

“…Secondary outcomes included salbutamol metered-dose inhaler (MDI) use, oral corticosteroids, school absenteeism, emergency department visits and hospitalizations, and Pediatric Asthma Control Questionnaire (c-ACT). …”
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Restrictive transfusion strategy for critically injured patients (RESTRIC) trial: a study protocol for a cluster-randomised, crossover non-inferiority trial by Kaori Ito, Kazuhiko Sekine, Hiroaki Iijima, Yutaka Kondo, Takashi Tagami, Mineji Hayakawa, Daisuke Kudo, Takayuki Ogura, Tetsuya Yumoto, Akira Endo, Yosuke Matsumura, Shigeki Kushimoto

“…RBC transfusion requirements are usually unclear on arrival at the emergency department. Therefore, patients with severe bleeding, which could lead to haemorrhagic shock, will be included in the trial based on the attending physician’s judgement. …”
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The impact of COVID-19 on trauma patients and orthopedic trauma operations at a single focused training center for trauma in Korea by Wonseok Choi, Hanju Kim, Whee Sung Son, Seungyeob Sakong, Jun-Min Cho, Nak-Jun Choi, Tae-Wook Noh, Namryeol Kim, Jae-Woo Cho, Jong-Keon Oh

“…Conclusions The number of trauma patients presenting to the emergency department decreased during the COVID-19 period. …”
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Construction and evaluation of a triage assessment model for patients with acute non-traumatic chest pain: mixed retrospective and prospective observational study by Xuan Zhou, Gangren Jian, Yuefang He, Yating Huang, Jie Zhang, Shengfang Wang, Yunxian Wang, Ruofei Zheng

“…Abstract Background Acute non-traumatic chest pain is one of the common complaints in the emergency department and is closely associated with fatal disease. …”
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Identifying a Serum Exosomal-Associated lncRNA/circRNA-miRNA-mRNA Network in Coronary Heart Disease by Jia Mao, Yufei Zhou, Licheng Lu, Ping Zhang, Runhua Ren, Yaqiong Wang, Jing Wang

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Snake Envenomation Causing Distant Tracheal Myonecrosis by Amina Khimani, Afton Mcnierney, Sara Surani, Salim Surani

“…We hereby present a case of a 42-year-old man who was transferred to our emergency department after a rattlesnake bit him twice. The patient, besides developing local myonecrosis at the site of the snakebite, developed necrosis of the scrotum as well as tracheal pressure myonecrosis at the site of the endotracheal tube balloon. …”
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Rebleeding of a Splenic Artery Aneurysm after Coil Embolisation by Kyra D. Kingma, Antonius N. van der Linden, Rudi M. H. Roumen

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Hypoparathyroidism Causing Seizures: When Epilepsy Does Not Fit by Faheem Seedat, Reyna Daya, Sindeep A. Bhana

“…A 24-year-old man presented to the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital emergency department with recurrent seizures having previously been diagnosed with epilepsy from age 14. …”
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A Tic-ing Time Bomb: Case Report of a Unique Presentation of Sudden-onset Tics by Arino Neto, Vanessa Perez, Kim Manwaring, Lauren Averill, Victoria Wurster Ovalle

“…Case Report: We describe an adolescent with sudden-onset tics following a fall who presented to the emergency department and was diagnosed with an arteriovenous malformation with parenchymal hemorrhage. …”
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Iatrogenic Complications of Compulsory Treatment in a Patient Presenting with an Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder and Self-Harm by Charlotte Burrin, Natasha Faye Daniels, Rudolf N. Cardinal, Catherine Hayhurst, David Christmas, Jorge Zimbron

“…Attempted suicide and deliberate self-harm are common and challenging presentations in the emergency department. A proportion of these patients refuse interventions and this presents the clinical, legal, and ethical dilemma as to whether treatment should be provided against their will. …”
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Ischemic Retinopathy and Neovascular Proliferation Secondary to Severe Head Injury by Muge Coban-Karatas, Rana Altan-Yaycioglu

“…A 37-year-old male was brought to the emergency department after a motor vehicle accident with severe maxillofacial trauma. …”
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