Cut-off points for screening at-risk drinking by AUDIT-C Korean version at emergency department

BMI Cut Points to Identify At-Risk Asian Americans for Type 2 Diabetes Screening

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, an Asian is a person with origins from the Far East (China, Japan, Korea, and Mongolia), Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Laos, etc.), or the Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal); each region has several ethnicities, each with a unique culture, lang...

An Empirical Study of the Cut-Off Point for the Iranian Version of Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)

At-risk drinking and drug use among patients seeking care in an emergency department.

OBJECTIVE This study reports the frequency of alcohol use and associated tobacco and drug use among emergency department (ED) patients, in order to increase physician awareness and treatment of women and men seeking care in ED settings. METHOD All adults seen in the ED at the University Hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland, between 11 AM and 11 PM were screened by direct interview for at-risk dr...

Screening for at-risk drinking behavior in trauma patients.

CONTEXT A blood alcohol level above 0 g/dL is found in up to 50% of patients presenting with traumatic injuries. The presence of alcohol in the blood not only increases the risk of traumatic injury, but it is also associated with worse outcomes and trauma recidivism. In light of these risks, the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma advocates screening for at-risk drinking. Although ...

Audit of acute asthma management at the Paediatric Emergency Department at Wad Madani Children's Hospital, Sudan.

This audit of hospital care of acute wheeze and asthma aimed to assess the degree of adherence of the acute care of the asthma patients to the published international guidelines. Information was collected in six key areas: patient demographics; initial asthma severity assessment; in-hospital treatment; asthma prophylaxis; asthma education and emergency planning; and follow-up arrangements. The ...