A rose by any other name is an emergency department.

The effect of a general practice after-hours clinic on emergency department presentations: a regression time series analysis.

OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of the opening of an after-hours general practice clinic on the number of daily low-urgency presentations to the nearby emergency department. DESIGN, PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING Retrospective time series analysis of emergency presentation data, from the New South Wales Health Emergency Department Information System, for all patients presenting to the emergency depa...

Ecballium Elaterium Poisoning in Pediatric Emergency Service: A Case Report

Background Ecballium elaterium is the only species belonging to the genus Ecballium of Cucurbitaceae family. It is native to the Mediterranean region. Despite its side effects, E. elaterium has still been being used as an alternative treatment agent for sinusitis, cirrhosis, rheumatic diseases and hemorrhoids for its anti-inflammatory and cathartic actions. Herein we discuss a pediatric case sh...

Chapter Four a Rose by Any Other Name ? Personal Knowledge and Hermeneutics

Analyzing immunity against hepatitis A in 6-11 years old children in Kerman county

Introduction: Hepatitis A is caused by a virus with a similar name. As a very contagious disease, Hepatitis A is one of the most prevalent infant infections across the developing countries. People who have been vaccinated and also those who caught this disease already are immune against hepatitis A. Since it was not possible and cost effective to analyze the immunity level of all asymptomatic c...

Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) in the emergency department: An update

Background: The biomarker soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) is an indicator of inflammation which is increased in a variety of chronic and acute disease states. Its most promising application in the emergency setting is to aid in the prognostic stratification of patients by identifying those at high risk of deterioration. This is a narrative review of studies evaluating t...