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Abdominal Pain/diagnosis , Chest Pain/diagnosis , Electrocardiography/methods , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle AgedSubject(s)
Atrial Fibrillation/diagnosis , Electrocardiography/methods , Hyperventilation/diagnosis , Myocardial Infarction/diagnosis , Adult , Aged , Atrial Fibrillation/etiology , Atrial Fibrillation/therapy , Chest Pain/etiology , Coronary Disease/complications , Diagnosis, Differential , Emergency Treatment/methods , Female , Humans , Hyperventilation/etiology , Hyperventilation/therapy , Male , Middle Aged , Myocardial Infarction/etiology , Myocardial Infarction/therapy , Pacemaker, Artificial/adverse effects , Stress, Psychological/complications , Syncope/etiologySubject(s)
Atrial Fibrillation/diagnosis , Electrocardiography , Heart Block/diagnosis , Adrenergic beta-Antagonists/adverse effects , Adult , Aged , Anti-Arrhythmia Agents/adverse effects , Atrial Fibrillation/drug therapy , Atrial Fibrillation/etiology , Diagnosis, Differential , Diltiazem/therapeutic use , Emergency Treatment/methods , Female , Heart Block/classification , Heart Block/drug therapy , Heart Block/etiology , Humans , Male , Multiple Trauma/complications , Nadolol/adverse effects , Pain/complications , RecurrenceSubject(s)
Atrial Premature Complexes/diagnosis , Atrial Premature Complexes/etiology , Bradycardia/diagnosis , Bradycardia/etiology , Coronary Artery Bypass/adverse effects , Dizziness/diagnosis , Dizziness/etiology , Electrocardiography/methods , Heart Block/diagnosis , Heart Block/etiology , Pacemaker, Artificial/adverse effects , Aged , Artifacts , Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted , Equipment Failure , Exercise Test , Humans , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
Disposal of sharp instruments and needles ("sharps") is an ongoing problem in the emergency department (ED). Cleanup and disposal of needles and other sharps after a procedure is the responsibility of all ED personnel, including physicians. Simple cleanup techniques are explained and illustrated. All techniques are designed to be done (1) without exposing physician to a needle stick, (2) with equipment readily available in the ED, and (3) with containers readily seen by those disposing of the sharps and other materials. Adherence to these cleanup procedures should help lessen the problem of sharps and disease exposure in the ED.
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Accidents, Occupational/prevention & control , Emergency Service, Hospital , Medical Waste Disposal/instrumentation , Medical Waste Disposal/methods , Needles/adverse effects , Needlestick Injuries/prevention & control , Personnel, Hospital , Drug Packaging , Humans , United StatesSubject(s)
Atrial Premature Complexes/diagnosis , Electrocardiography , Heart Block/diagnosis , Aged , Atrial Premature Complexes/etiology , Atrial Premature Complexes/therapy , Diagnosis, Differential , Emergency Treatment , Female , Heart Block/therapy , Humans , Lung Diseases, Obstructive/complications , MaleSubject(s)
Arrhythmias, Cardiac/diagnosis , Electrocardiography , Aged , Atrial Fibrillation/diagnosis , Atrial Premature Complexes/diagnosis , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Infant , Male , Tachycardia, Sinus/diagnosis , Tachycardia, Supraventricular/diagnosis , Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome/diagnosisABSTRACT
Inhibin-betaC is a recently described TGF-beta family member most homologous to inhibin-betaA and inhibin-betaB. By Northern analysis, inhibin-betaC mRNA was detected exclusively in the liver among a large number of adult mouse tissues surveyed. The expression of inhibin-betaC mRNA in adult liver dropped sharply and transiently following partial hepatectomy. At 6 and 12 hours following partial hepatectomy, the levels of inhibin-betaC mRNA were at least 8-fold lower than in control animals. The liver specificity of inhibin-betaC expression and its down-regulation following partial hepatectomy suggest that inhibin-betaC may function as a negative regulator of liver growth.