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This page contains a listing of great reference articles on many key emergency medicine topics.  As with all sections of this website, we welcome submissions of your favorite articles to nemsinetwork@gmail.com.  If you think we missed an important topic or simply have a review article you think shouldn't be missed, please submit it.

Due to copyright issues, only the references can be published at this time for most articles.

Table of Contents: Click on a Category to see article listing

• Neurology
• Lungs/Airway
• Cardiovascular
• Gastrointestinal System
• Genitourinary System
• Rheumatologic Disease
• Endocrine
• Trauma
• Infectious Diseases
• Pediatrics
• Geriatrics
• Miscellaneous

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Neurology     back to table of contents

Transient Ischemic Attack:

Kaushal H. Shah and Jonathan A. Edlow. Transient Ischemic Attack: Review for the Emergency Physician. Ann Emerg Med. 2004;43:592-604

Stroke:

ECC Committee, Subcommittees and Task Forces of the American Heart Association. Adult Stroke: Circulation 2005 112 [Suppl I]: IV-111 - IV-120. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/vol112/24_suppl/

Savitz SI, Caplan LR. Vertebrobasilar disease.N Engl J Med. 2005 Jun 23;352(25):2618-26. PMID: 15972868

Headache:

Cortelli P, Cevoli S, Nonino F, Baronciani D, Magrini N, Re G, De Berti G, Manzoni GC, Querzani P, Vandelli A; Multidisciplinary Group for Nontraumatic Headache in the Emergency Department. Evidence-based diagnosis of nontraumatic headache in the emergency department: a consensus statement on four clinical scenarios. Headache. 2004 Jun;44(6):587-95. PMID: 15186303

Goldstein JN, Camargo CA Jr, Pelletier AJ, Edlow JA. Headache in United States emergency departments: demographics, work-up and frequency of pathological diagnoses. Cephalalgia. 2006 Jun;26(6):684-90. PMID: 16686907

M S, Lamont AC, Alias NA, Win MN.  Red flags in patients presenting with headache: clinical indications for neuroimaging. Br J Radiol. 2003 Aug;76(908):532-5. PMID: 12893694

Morgenstern LB, Luna-Gonzales H, Huber JC Jr, Wong SS, Uthman MO, Gurian JH, Castillo PR, Shaw SG, Frankowski RF, Grotta JC. Worst headache and subarachnoid hemorrhage: prospective, modern computed tomography and spinal fluid analysis. Ann Emerg Med. 1998 Sep;32(3 Pt 1):297-304. PMID: 9737490

American College of Emergency Physicians. Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of patients presenting to the emergency department with acute headache. Ann Emerg Med. 2002 Jan;39(1):108-22. PMID: 11782746

Syncope:

Kapoor WN. Syncope. N Engl J Med. 2000 Dec 21;343(25):1856-62. PMID: 11117979

Dizziness:

Orr EJ.Vestibular neuritis. N Engl J Med. 2003 Jun 5;348(23):2362-3 PMID: 12789006

Meningitis:

Perfect JR, Casadevall A. Cryptococcosis. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2002 Dec;16(4):837-74, v-vi. PMID: 12512184

Epidural Abscess:

Torgovnick J, Sethi N, Wyss J. Spinal epidural abscess: clinical presentation, management and outcome (Curry WT, Hoh BL, Hanjani SA, et al. Surg Neurol 2005;63:364-71). Surg Neurol. 2005 Sep;64(3):279. PMID: 16099268

Lungs/Airway     back to table of contents

Pulmonary Embolism:

Quiroz R, Kucher N, Zou KH, Kipfmueller F, Costello P, Goldhaber SZ, Schoepf UJ. Clinical validity of a negative computed tomography scan in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism: a systematic review. JAMA. 2005 Apr 27;293(16):2012-7. PMID: 15855435

Stein PD, Hull RD, Patel KC, Olson RE, Ghali WA, Brant R, Biel RK, Bharadia V, Kalra NK. D-dimer for the exclusion of acute venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism: a systematic review. Ann Intern Med. 2004 Apr 20;140(8):589-602. PMID: 15096330

Rathbun SW, Whitsett TL, Raskob GE. Negative D-dimer result to exclude recurrent deep venous thrombosis: a management trial. Ann Intern Med. 2004 Dec 7;141(11):839-45. PMID: 15583225

PS Wells, DR Anderson, M Rodger, M Forgie, C Kearon, J Dreyer, G Kovacs, M Mitchell, B Lewandowski, MJ Kovacs. Evaluation of D-dimer in the diagnosis of suspected deep vein thrombosis. NEJM. 2003;349:1227-35. PMID: 14507948

MJL van Strijen, W. de Monye΄ , J Schiereck, GJ. Kieft, MH Prins, MV Huisman, PMT Pattynama. Single detector helical computed tomography as the primary diagnostic test in suspected pulmonary embolism- a multicenter clinical management study of 510 patients. Ann Intern Med. 2003;138:307-314. PMID: 12585828

Value of the ventilation perfusion scan in acute pulmonary embolism: PIOPED Study. JAMA 1990. 263: 2753 – 2759. PMID: 2332918

D Musset, F Parent, G Meyer, S Maξtre, P Girard, C Leroyer, MP Revel, MF Carette, M Laurent, B Charbonnier, F Laurent, H Mal, M Nonent, R Lancar, P Grenier, G Simonneau. Diagnostic strategy for patients with suspected pulmonary embolism- a prospective multicentre outcome study Lancet 2002; 360: 1914–20. PMID: 12493257

Asthma:

ECC Committee, Subcommittees and Task Forces of the American Heart Association. Near-Fatal Asthma: Circulation 2005 112 [Suppl I]: IV-139 - IV-142 . http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/vol112/24_suppl/

Fiel SB, Vincken W. Systemic corticosteroid therapy for acute asthma exacerbations. J Asthma. 2006 Jun-Jul;43(5):321-31. PMID: 16801135

COPD:

Sethi S. Pathogenesis and treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2005 Apr;26(2):192-203. PMID: 16088436

Ram FS, Rodriguez-Roisin R, Granados-Navarrete A, Garcia-Aymerich J, Barnes NC. Antibiotics for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006 Apr 19;(2):CD004403. PMID: 16625602

Wood-Baker RR, Gibson PG, Hannay M, Walters EH, Walters JA. Systemic corticosteroids for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005 Jan 25;(1):CD001288. Review. PMID: 15674875

Tuberculosis:

Geng E, Kreiswirth B, Burzynski J, Schluger NW. Clinical and radiographic correlates of primary and reactivation tuberculosis: a molecular epidemiology study. JAMA. 2005 Jun8;293(22):2740-5. PMID: 15941803

Anaphylaxis:

ECC Committee, Subcommittees and Task Forces of the American Heart Association. Anaphylaxis: Circulation 2005 112 [Suppl I]: IV-143 - IV-145. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/vol112/24_suppl/

Cardiovascular     back to table of contents

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation:

ECC Committee, Subcommittees and Task Forces of the American Heart Association. 2005 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation. 2005 Dec 13;112(24 Suppl):IV1-203. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/vol112/24_suppl/

ECC Committee, Subcommittees and Task Forces of the American Heart Association. CPR: Circulation 2005 112 [Suppl I]: IV-12 - IV-18, Circulation 2005 112 [Suppl I]: IV-47 - IV-50. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/vol112/24_suppl/

ECC Committee, Subcommittees and Task Forces of the American Heart Association. Adult Basic Life Support: Circulation 2005 112 [Suppl I]: IV-19 - IV-34. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/vol112/24_suppl/

ECC Committee, Subcommittees and Task Forces of the American Heart Association.Electrical Therapies: Circulation 2005 112 [Suppl I]: IV-35 - IV-46. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/vol112/24_suppl/

ECC Committee, Subcommittees and Task Forces of the American Heart Association.Airway Control and Ventilation: Circulation 2005 112 [Suppl I]: IV-51 - IV-57. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/vol112/24_suppl/

ECC Committee, Subcommittees and Task Forces of the American Heart Association.Monitoring and Medications: Circulation 2005 112 [Suppl I]: IV-78 - IV-83. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/vol112/24_suppl/

Cardiac Arrest:

ECC Committee, Subcommittees and Task Forces of the American Heart Association. Management of Cardiac Arrest: Circulation 2005 112 [Suppl I]: IV-58 - IV-66. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/vol112/24_suppl/

Arrhythmias:

Gilligan DM. Atrial fibrillation.N Engl J Med. 2001 Aug 23;345(8):620. PMID: 11529229

ECC Committee, Subcommittees and Task Forces of the American Heart Association. Management of Symptomatic Bradycardia and Tachycardia: Circulation 2005 112 [Suppl I]:IV-67 - IV-77. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/vol112/24_suppl/

Al-Khatib SM, Pritchett EL.Clinical features of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Am Heart J. 1999 Sep;138(3 Pt 1):403-13. PMID: 10467188

Acute Coronary Syndrome:

ECC Committee, Subcommittees and Task Forces of the American Heart Association.

Stabilization of Patient with ACS: Circulation 2005 112 [Suppl I]: IV-89 - IV-110. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/vol112/24_suppl/

Braunwald E, Antman EM, Beasley JW, Califf RM, Cheitlin MD, Hochman JS, Jones RH, Kereiakes D, Kupersmith J, Levin TN, Pepine CJ, Schaeffer JW, Smith EE 3rd, Steward DE, Theroux P, Gibbons RJ, Alpert JS, Faxon DP, Fuster V, Gregoratos G, Hiratzka LF, Jacobs AK, Smith SC Jr; American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina). ACC/AHA guideline update for the management of patients with unstable angina and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction-- 2002: summary article: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina).Circulation. 2002 Oct 1;106(14):1893-900. PMID: 12356647

Roongsritong C, Warraich I, Bradley C. Common causes of troponin elevations in the absence of acute myocardial infarction: incidence and clinical significance. Chest. 2004 May;125(5):1877-84. PMID: 15136402

Congestive Heart Failure

Januzzi JL Jr, Camargo CA, Anwaruddin S, Baggish AL, Chen AA, Krauser DG, Tung R, Cameron R, Nagurney JT, Chae CU, Lloyd-Jones DM, Brown DF, Foran-Melanson S, Sluss PM, Lee-Lewandrowski E, Lewandrowski KB. The N-terminal Pro-BNP investigation of dyspnea in the emergency department (PRIDE) study. Am J Cardiol. 2005 Apr 15;95(8):948-54. PMID: 15820160

Hypertensive Crisis:

Varon J, Marik PE. The diagnosis and management of hypertensive crises. Chest. 2000 Jul;118(1):214-27. PMID: 10893382

Cocaine Chest Pain

Noel B. Cardiovascular complications of cocaine use. N Engl J Med. 2001 Nov 22;345(21):1575; author reply 1576. PMID: 11794234

Weber JE, Shofer FS, Larkin GL, Kalaria AS, Hollander JE. Validation of a brief observation period for patients with cocaine-associated chest pain. N Engl J Med. 2003 Feb 6;348(6):510-7. PMID: 12571258

Acute Pericarditis

Lange RA, Hillis LD. Clinical practice. Acute pericarditis. N Engl J Med. 2004 Nov 18;351(21):2195-202. Review. PMID: 15548780

Hematology:

Vichinsky EP, Neumayr LD, Earles AN, Williams R, Lennette ET, Dean D, Nickerson B, Orringer E, McKie V, Bellevue R, Daeschner C, Manci EA. Causes and outcomes of the acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease. National Acute Chest Syndrome Study Group.N Engl J Med. 2000 Jun 22;342(25):1855-65. PMID: 10861320

Central Line Placement:

Bien-Keem Tan, Soo-Wan Hong, Martin H. S. Huang, and Seng-Teik Lee. Anatomic Basis of Safe Percutaneous Subclavian Venous Catheterization. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 2000. 48 (1) 82 – 86.

J.B. Fortune and P. Feustel. Effect of Patient Position on Size and Location of the Subclavian Vein for Percutaneous Puncture. Arch Surg. 2003; 138: 996 – 1000.

Gastrointestinal System     back to table of contents

GI Bleeding:

Strate LL. Lower GI bleeding: epidemiology and diagnosis. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2005 Dec;34(4):643-64. Review. PMID: 16303575

Green BT, Rockey DC. Lower gastrointestinal bleeding--management. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2005 Dec;34(4):665-78. Review. PMID: 16303576

Diarrhea:

Marignani M, Angeletti S, Delle Fave G.Acute infectious diarrhea.N Engl J Med. 2004 Apr 8;350(15):1576-7. PMID: 15071136

Acute Pancreatitis:

Yadav D, Agarwal N, Pitchumoni CS. A critical evaluation of laboratory tests in acute pancreatitis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2002 Jun;97(6):1309-18. PMID: 12094843

EJ Balazar, DL Robinson, AJ Megibow, JHC Ranson, Acute pancreatitis- value of CT in establishing diagnosis. Radiology 1990: 174: 331 – 336. PMID: 2296641

AB Nathens, JR Curtis, RJ Beale, DJ Cook, RP Moreno, JA Romand, SJ Skerrett, RD Stapleton, LB Ware, CS Waldmann. Management of the critically ill patient with severe acute pancreatitis. Crit Care Med 2004; 32:2524 –2536. PMID: 15599161

Acute Mesenteric Ischemia:

G. Lock. Acute mesenteric ischemia: Classification, evaluation, and treatment (Acta Gastroenterol Belg 2002: 220 – 225. PMID: 12619429

Genitourinary System     back to table of contents

Electrolytes:

MS Oh and HJ Kim. Basic rules of parenteral fluid therapy Nephron 2002;92(suppl 1):56–59. PMID: 12401938

H. J. Adrogue and N. Madias. Hypernatremia. NEJM. 2000 342(20). 1493 – 1499.

H. J. Adrogue and N. Madias. Hyponatremia. NEJM. 2000 342(21). 1581.

ECC Committee, Subcommittees and Task Forces of the American Heart Association. Life-Threatening Electrolyte Abnormalities: Circulation 2005 112 [Suppl I]: IV-121 - IV-125. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/vol112/24_suppl/

Acid-Base Balance:

K. Ishihar and HM Szerlip. Anion gap acidosis. Seminars in Nephrology. 1998 18(1): 83 – 97. PMID: 9459291

JH Galla. Metabolic alkalosis. 2000. J Am Soc Nephrol 11: 369–375. PMID: 10665945

Pregnancy:

ECC Committee, Subcommittees and Task Forces of the American Heart Association. Cardiac Arrest Associated with Pregnancy: Circulation 2005 112 [Suppl I]: IV-150 - IV-153. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/vol112/24_suppl/

Rheumatologic Disease     back to table of contents

Gout:

Rott KT, Agudelo CA. Gout. JAMA. 2003 Jun 4;289(21):2857-60. PMID: 12783917

Endocrine     back to table of contents

Endocrine Emergencies:

Goldberg PA, Inzucchi SE. Critical issues in endocrinology. Clin Chest Med. 2003 Dec;24(4):583-606, vi. PMID: 14710692

Diabetes Melllitus:

Lipsky BA, Berendt AR, Embil J, De Lalla F. Diagnosing and treating diabetic foot infections. Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2004 May-Jun;20 Suppl 1:S56-64.PMID: 15150816

Trauma     back to table of contents

General Trauma:

ECC Committee, Subcommittees and Task Forces of the American Heart Association. First Aid. Circulation 2005 112 [Suppl I]: IV-196 - IV-203. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/vol112/24_suppl/

ECC Committee, Subcommittees and Task Forces of the American Heart Association. Cardiac Arrest Associated with Trauma: Circulation 2005 112 [Suppl I]: IV-146 - IV-149. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/vol112/24_suppl/

Ma OJ, Mateer JR, Ogata M, Kefer MP, Wittmann D, Aprahamian C. Prospective analysis of a rapid trauma ultrasound examination performed by emergency physicians. J Trauma. 1995 Jun;38(6):879-85. PMID: 7602628

Poisoning/Toxicology:

Huitink J, Buitelaar D. Management of drug and alcohol withdrawal. N Engl J Med. 2003 Jul 24;349(4):405-7; author reply 405-7. PMID: 12879900

ECC Committee, Subcommittees and Task Forces of the American Heart Association. Toxicology in ECC: Circulation 2005 112 [Suppl I]: IV-126 - IV-132. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/vol112/24_suppl/

Environmental Injury:

ECC Committee, Subcommittees and Task Forces of the American Heart Association. Electric Shock and Lightning Strikes: Circulation 2005 112 [Suppl I]: IV-156 - IV-166. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/vol112/24_suppl/

ECC Committee, Subcommittees and Task Forces of the American Heart Association. Drowning: Circulation 2005 112 [Suppl I]: IV-133 - IV-135. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/vol112/24_suppl/

ECC Committee, Subcommittees and Task Forces of the American Heart Association. Hypothermia: Circulation 2005 112 [Suppl I]: IV-136 - IV-138. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/vol112/24_suppl/

Clearing Cervical Spine:

I.G. Stiell, G.A. Wells and K. Vandemheen et al., The Canadian C-spine Radiography Rule for alert and stable trauma patients, JAMA 286 (2001), pp. 1841–1848.

J.R. Hoffman, A.B. Wolfson and K. Todd et al., Selective cervical spine radiography in blunt trauma methodology of the National X-Radiography Utilization Study (NEXUS), Ann Emerg Med 32 (1998), pp. 461–469. PMID 9774931.

Hoffman JR, Mower WR, Wolfson AB, Todd KH, Zucker MI. Validity of a set of clinical criteria to rule out injury to the cervical spine in patients with blunt trauma. National Emergency X- Radiography Utilization Study Group. N Engl J Med. 2000 Jul 13;343(2):94-9. Erratum in: N Engl J Med 2001 Feb 8;344(6):464. PMID: 10891516

Bites/Stings:

Wendell RP. Brown recluse spiders: a review to help guide physicians in nonendemic areas. South Med J. 2003 May;96(5):486-90. PMID: 12911188

Infectious Diseases     back to table of contents

Sepsis:

Dellinger RP, Carlet JM, Masur H, Gerlach H, Calandra T, Cohen J, Gea-Banacloche J, Keh D, Marshall JC, Parker MM, Ramsay G, Zimmerman JL, Vincent JL, Levy MM; Surviving Sepsis Campaign Management Guidelines Committee. Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock. Crit Care Med. 2004 Mar;32(3):858-73. Review. Erratum in: Crit Care Med. 2004 Jun;32(6):1448. Correction of dosage error in text. Crit Care Med. 2004 Oct;32(10):2169-70. PMID: 15090974

Mitchell M. Levy, Mitchell P. Fink, John C. Marshall, Edward Abraham, Derek Angus, Deborah Cook, Jonathan Cohen, Steven M. Opal, Jean-Louis Vincent, Graham Ramsay. 2001 SCCM/ESICM/ACCP/ATS/SIS International Sepsis Definitions. Crit Care Med 2003 Vol. 31, No. 4 1250 – 1256.

HIV Infection:

Thomas CF Jr, Limper AH. Pneumocystis pneumonia. N Engl J Med. 2004 Jun 10;350(24):2487-98. Review. PMID: 15190141

Mamidi A, DeSimone JA, Pomerantz RJ. Central nervous system infections in individuals with HIV-1 infection. J Neurovirol. 2002 Jun;8(3):158-67. PMID: 12053271

Community-Acquired MRSA:

Zetola N, Francis JS, Nuermberger EL, Bishai WR. Community-acquired meticillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an emerging threat.Lancet Infect Dis. 2005 May;5(5):275-86. PMID: 15854883

Travel Medicine:

Freedman DO, Weld LH, Kozarsky PE, Fisk T, Robins R, von Sonnenburg F, Keystone JS, Pandey P, Cetron MS; GeoSentinel Surveillance Network. Spectrum of disease and relation to place of exposure among ill returned travelers. N Engl J Med. 2006 Jan 12;354(2):119-30. PMID: 16407507

Tick Bourne Infection:

Chapman AS, Bakken JS, Folk SM, Paddock CD, Bloch KC, Krusell A, Sexton DJ, Buckingham SC, Marshall GS, Storch GA, Dasch GA, McQuiston JH, Swerdlow DL, Dumler SJ, Nicholson WL, Walker DH, Eremeeva ME, Ohl CA; Tickborne Rickettsial Diseases Working Group; CDC. Diagnosis and management of tickborne rickettsial diseases: Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichioses, and anaplasmosis--United States: a practical guide for physicians and other health- care and public health professionals. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2006 Mar 31;55(RR-4):1-27. PMID: 16572105

Gammons M, Salam G. Tick removal. Am Fam Physician. 2002 Aug 15;66(4):643-5. Review. PMID: 12201558.

Pediatrics     back to table of contents

Pediatric Resuscitation:

ECC Committee, Subcommittees and Task Forces of the American Heart Association. Pediatric Basic Life Support: Circulation 2005 112 [Suppl I]: IV-156 - IV-166. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/vol112/24_suppl/

ECC Committee, Subcommittees and Task Forces of the American Heart Association. Pediatric Advanced Life Support: Circulation 2005 112 [Suppl I]: IV-167 - IV-187. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/vol112/24_suppl/

ECC Committee, Subcommittees and Task Forces of the American Heart Association. Neonatal Resuscitation Guidelines. Circulation 2005 112 [Suppl I]: IV-188 - IV-195. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/vol112/24_suppl/

Pediatric Trauma:

Viccellio P, Simon H, Pressman BD, Shah MN, Mower WR, Hoffman JR; NEXUS Group. A prospective multicenter study of cervical spine injury in children. Pediatrics. 2001 Aug;108(2):E20. PMID: 11483830

Bryant S, Singer J. Management of toxic exposure in children. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2003 Feb;21(1):101-19. Review. PMID: 12630734

Pediatric Fever/Sepsis:

Baraff LJ. Management of fever without source in infants and children. Ann Emerg Med. 2000 Dec;36(6):602-14. Review. PMID: 11097701

Pediatric Seizures:

Hirtz D, Berg A, Bettis D, Camfield C, Camfield P, Crumrine P, Gaillard WD, Schneider S, Shinnar S; Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology; Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society.Practice parameter: treatment of the child with a first unprovoked seizure: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society. Neurology. 2003 Jan 28;60(2):166-75. PMID: 12552027

Hirtz D, Ashwal S, Berg A, Bettis D, Camfield C, Camfield P, Crumrine P, Elterman R, Schneider S, Shinnar S. Practice parameter: evaluating a first nonfebrile seizure in children: report of the quality standards subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology, The Child Neurology Society, and The American Epilepsy Society. Neurology. 2000 Sep 12;55(5):616-23. PMID: 10980722

Practice parameter: the neurodiagnostic evaluation of the child with a first simple febrile seizure. American Academy of Pediatrics. Provisional Committee on Quality Improvement, Subcommittee on Febrile Seizures. Pediatrics. 1996 May;97(5):769- 72; discussion 773-5. PMID: 8628629

Geriatrics     back to table of contents

CA Langford. Vasculitis in the geriatric population. Clin Geriatr Med 21 (2005) 631– 647. PMID: 15911211

Miscellaneous     back to table of contents

Gordon C S Smith, Jill P Pell. Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma related to gravitational challenge: systematic review of randomised controlled trials. BMJ 2003;327:1459.