1 OVERVIEW The term Lewy body dementias (LBD) represents two clinical entities – dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD). While the temporal sequence of symptoms is different in DLB and PDD, individuals with Lewy body dementias have a progressive dementia plus any combination of the following symptoms: hallucinations, Parkinsonism, fluctuating cognitive abilities,...

OBJECTIVE This paper examines the relation between coronary artery disease (CAD) and panic disorder (PD), discusses the implications of this relation to the general medical system, and suggests future assessment and intervention strategies for emergency departments. METHOD We reviewed the literature on CAD and PD using Medline and PsycINFO. RESULTS PD is more expensive to our nonpsychiatric...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of respiratory symptoms as the motive for emergency room visits by adult and pediatric patients, describing the major clinical syndromes diagnosed and the outcomes of the patients. METHODS A cross-sectional study conducted in the emergency room of a tertiary care university hospital. Between November of 2008 and November of 2009, we reviewed the total numb...

introduction: providing high quality care in emergency room is highly critical. this research was planned to compare emergency room standards of the iranian ministry of health with those of iso9001 (version 2000) method: this descriptive study compared iso 9001 standards with items listed in booklet- a1 (iranian ministry of health standards for emergency departments). expert views were sought f...

OBJECTIVE The evaluation of outpatient treatment adherence among 140 Latina adolescent suicide attempters and their families. METHOD Sequentially, 75 attempters received standard emergency room care and 65 attempters received a specialized emergency room program including (1) training workshops for emergency room staff, (2) a videotape aimed at modifying families' treatment expectations, and ...

Objective: Patients with cancer diagnosis often admit to emergency room with complaints that are directly or indirectly related to their current condition. We aimed to analyze what complaints the cancer patients admit with most, how long the cancer patients who are treated with antitumor treatment admit to the emergency room after the antitumor treatment, which departments were consulted with t...

There is increasing concern in Canada regarding growing pressures on emergency room care. Frequent media reports call attention to overcrowding, lengthy waiting times and the re-routing of ambulances due to the closure of emergency rooms during periods of overcrowding. Much of this information, however, is anecdotal. As such, little is known about patients' experiences in emergency rooms in Can...

A patient with acute anorectal complaints who visits a hospital emergency room often presents a diagnostic challenge because the surgeon on duty is not always experienced in the treatment of anorectal disorders. The article presents the most common anorectal disorders which may be encountered by a surgeon on duty in the hospital emergency room. The leading anal symptoms making the patient visit...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether nurse-directed diabetes care reduced preventable diabetes-related urgent care/emergency room visits and hospitalizations in a minority population. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Diabetic patients who receive care in a county public health clinic were randomly selected for a Diabetes Managed Care Program (DMCP) in which a specially trained nurse followed detailed tre...