The Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol 23, No 4, pp. 441—453, 2002 Copyright © 2002 Elsevier Science Inc. Printed in the USA. All rights reserved » 0736-4679/02 $-see front matter ros | ELSEVIER The Journal of Emergency Medicine VOLUME 23 INDEX Contents Volume 23, 2002 Volume 23, Number 1 2002 CONTENTS Original Contributions Frank L. Christopher 1 Unenhanced Helical CT Scanning of the Abdomen and Pelvis Changes Michael J. Lane Disposition of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with John A. Ward Possible Acute Appendicitis J. Alan Morgan Lucas K. Gwynn g Appendiceal Enlargement as a Criterion for Clinical Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis: Is It Reliable and Valid? Clinical Communications Lawrence E. Isaacs Acute Appendicitis in a Femoral Hernia: An Unusual Presentation of a Chad H. Felsenstein Groin Mass John M. Wogan Pyelocalyceal Diverticulum: An Unusual Cause of Acute Renal Colic David A. Jerrard Malaria: A Rising Incidence in the United States Joshua S. Broder Jeahan R. Hanna James E. Colletti Katherine A. Grundmann Adam J. Geroff Amal Mattu Siu Fai Li 35 Toothpick Injury Mimicking Renal Colic: Case Report and Systematic Kimberly Ender Review David H. Adler 39 Blunt Diaphragmatic Injury in a Seven-Year-Old Girl Selected Topics—Prehospital Care Peter T. Pons 43 Eight Minutes or Less: Does the Ambulance Response Time Guideline Vincent J. Markovchick Impact Trauma Patient Outcome? The Journal of Emergency Medicine Selected Topics— Aeromedical Emergencies Gary M. Vilke 49 Introduction to the Section Gregory W. Hendey 51 _ The Esophageal Detector Bulb in the Aeromedical Setting Greggory S. Shubert Marc Shalit Barbara Hogue Clinical Laboratory in Emergency Medicine John Sarko 57 Cardiac Troponins Charles V. Pollack, Jr. Kaushal H. Shah = 67 ‘Distinguishing Traumatic Lumbar Puncture from True Subarachnoid Jonathan A. Edlow Hemorrhage Case Presentations of the Harvard Emergency Medicine Residency Todd W. Thomsen 75 Pediatric Tremors David F. M. Brown Eric S. Nadel Visual Diagnosis in Emergency Medicine Rajesh Gupta 79 Cystic Lesion in the Chest Sheikh Y. Hassan Vijay Khatiwala Timothy Haydock Christopher C. Lee 83 Emergency Department Presentation of Spontaneous Rupture of Sung Hye Kim Hepatocellular Carcinoma Robert S. Crupi 87 Letter to the Editor Education Lawrence Proano 89 _ Evaluation of a Teaching Laboratory Using a Cadaver Model for Tube Liudvikas Jagminas Thoracostomy Clark S. Homan Steve Reinert Humanities and Medicine Bonnie Salomon 97 _ Day Off American Academy of Emergency Medicine Abstracts Book Review Matthew D. Sztajnkrycer 107 Clinical Toxicology, Ford, Delaney, Ling, and Erickson, eds. Philadelphia, WB Saunders, 2001 443 Volume Contents 109. Calendar of Events I Instructions for Contributors Volume 23, Number 2 2002 CONTENTS Original Contributions Douglas Yoshida 111 Abdominal Pain in the HIV Infected Patient J. Michael Caruso Steven G. Rothrock 117 High Yield Criteria for Obtaining Non-Trauma Chest Radiography in the Steven M. Green Adult Emergency Department Population Krista A. Costanzo Jeanne-Marie Fanelli Eric S. Cruzen Joseph R. Pagane Stewart S. W. Chan 125 _ Predictors of Positive Stool Culture in Adult Patients with Acute King Cheung Ng Infectious Diarrhea Peggo Kwok-wei Lam Donald J. Lyon Wai Lun Cheung Timothy H. Rainer Aaron E. Bair 131 The Failed Intubation Attempt in the Emergency Department: Analysis of Michael R. Filbin Prevalence, Rescue Techniques, and Personnel Rick G. Kulkarni Ron M. Walls on behalf of the Near Investigators Marcelo Eduardo Bigal 141 Intravenous Chlorpromazine in the Emergency Department Treatment of Carlos Alberto Bordini Migraines: A Randomized Controlled Trial José Geraldo Speciali Rocco Roberto Pidoto 149 A New Method of Packaging Cocaine for International Traffic and Anna Maria Agliata Implications for the Management of Cocaine Body Packers Roberto Bertolini Alberto Mainini Gianfranco Rossi Giuseppe Giani Clinical Communications Erwin K. Song 155 A Case of Pulmonary Artery Dissection Diagnosed in the Emergency Paul Kolecki Department Peter E. Sokolove 16! Exsanguination Due to Right Ventricular Rupture During Closed-Chest Jason Willis-Shore Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Edward A. Panacek Todd L. Allen 165 Delayed Splenic Rupture Presenting as Unstable Angina Pectoris: Case Robert R. Greenlee Report and Review of the Literature Raymond R. Price The Journal of Emergency Medicine Michael D. Schwartz 171 Bacterial Meningitis Secondary to a Transethmoidal Encephalocele George J. Shaw Presenting to the Emergency Department Sujith K. Sivaraman 175 Radiation-Induced Aortoesophageal Fistula: An Unusual Case of Massive Robert Drummond Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Christopher P. Kelly 179 Group B. Streptococcal Retropharyngeal Cellulitis in a Young Infant: A Daniel J. Isaacman Case Report and Review of the Literature Selected Topics—Prehospital Care Eileen M. Bulger 183 An Analysis of Advanced Prehospital Airway Management Michael K. Copass Ronald V. Maier Jonathan Larsen Justin Knowles Gregory J. Jurkovich Selected Topics—Cardiology Commentary James C. Kolb 191 Cardiac Memory—Persistent T Wave Changes After Ventricular Pacing Case Presentations of the Harvard Emergency Medicine Residency Adelaide J. Evans 199 Altered Mental Status and Agitation Eric S. Nadel David F. M. Brown Visual Diagnosis in Emergency Medicine Gary M. Vilke 203 High Pressure Paint Spray Gun Injury Brian Snyder Letters to the Editor AAEM Medical Student Forum Alexander T. Linkakeng, Jr. Emergency Medicine National Conventions: A Medical Student’s Perspective Abstracts Book and Other Media Reviews Edward J. Otten Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias, Ganz LI, ed. Totowa, New Jersey: Humana Press, 2002 Calendar of Events Instructions for Contributors Volume 23, Number 3 CONTENTS Original Contributions Martin G. Belson 223 Bupropion Exposures: Clinical Manifestations and Medical Outcome Todd R. Kelley Volume Contents 445 David Barlas 231 Opioids Prolong Nuclear Hepatobiliary Imaging When Given Prior to Donald Margouleff Scanning Lisa Vignogna-Barlas Martin L. Lesser Sean O. Henderson 237 Comparison of Intravenous Ketorolac and Meperidine in the Treatment of Stuart Swadron Biliary Colic Edward Newton Clinical Communications Shawn Van Deusen 243 Delayed Diagnosis of Small Bowel Obstruction Following Laparoscopic Robert H. Birkhahn Lymph Node Dissection Theodore J. Gaeta Joseph J. Bove Mark A. Clark 247 Spinal Epidural Hematoma Complicating Thrombolytic Therapy with Norman A. Paradis Tissue Plasminogen Activator—A Case Report Selected Topics— Toxicology Joshua E. Lane 253 Chronic Acetaminophen Toxicity: A Case Report and Review of the Martin G. Belson Literature D. Kaine Brown Allison Scheetz Selected Topics—Critical Care Paul E. Marik 257 The Management of Acute Severe Asthma Joseph Varon Robert Fromm, Jr. Selected Topics— Sports Medicine Worth W. Everett 269 Skatepark Injuries and the Influence of Skatepark Design: A One Year Consecutive Case Series Case Presentations of the Harvard Emergency Medicine Residency William D. Binder 275 Blurred Vision, Epistaxis, and Fever in a Young Man David F. M. Brown Eric S. Nadel Visual Diagnosis in Emergency Medicine Andrei I. Holodny 279 Masking of Metastases to the Spine by Gadolinium Enhancement Ceslovas Vaicys Clay R. Hinrichs Chiung-Lun Kao 283 Bochdalek Hernia in an Adult Rajesh Gupta 285 Acute Aortic Dissection Shown on Lateral Chest X-ray Film Joel Gernsheimer Mike Ritter 287 Abdominal Pain and Bruising Brian Bearie Judd L. Glasser 289 Occult Pneumonia in an Eight-Year-Old Child 446 The Journal of Emergency Medicine Christopher C. Lee 291 A Common Carotid Artery Dissection Gi Woon Kim Robert S. Crupi Chiung-Lun Kao 293 = Aortic Dissection Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Jen-Ping Chang Justin Q. Ly 295 Malrotation Rapidly Progressing to Midgut Volvulus Following Recent Laparoscopic Surgery Editorial Richard F. Edlich 297 A National Epidemic of Unassigned Patients: Is the Hospitalist the Lisa G. Hill Solution? Cynthia L. Heather 301 Letters to the Editor Violence: Recognition, Management and Prevention Robert L. Muelleman 307 Problem Gambling in the Partner of the Emergency Department Patient as Tami DenOtter a Risk Factor for Intimate Partner Violence Michael C. Wadman T. Paul Tran James Anderson Humanities and Medicine Bonnie Salomon 313 AfterShocks 315 Abstracts Book and Other Media Reviews Charles V. Pollack, Jr. 321 www.capnography.com, website. 323 Calendar of Events 325 Errata I Instructions for Contributors Volume 23, Number 4 2002 CONTENTS Original Contributions Frank LoVecchio 327 Antibiotics Following Rattlesnake Envenomation Jane Klemens Sharon Welch Ron Rodriguez Daniel E. Brooks 329 Respiratory Compromise in Patients with Rattlesnake Envenomation Kimberlie A. Graeme Anne-Michelle Ruha David A. Tanen Volume Contents 447 Peter W. Greenwald 333 Is Single Observer Identification of Wound Infection a Reliable Endpoint? Derek D. Schaible Jeffrey V. Ruzich Sharon J. Prince Adrienne J. Birnbaum Polly E. Bijur Gordon S. Chew 337 ‘Toomey™ Syringe Aspiration May Be Inaccurate in Detecting Gary M. Vilke Esophageal Intubation Following Gastric Insufflation Daniel P. Davis Theodore C. Chan Reza Keshavarz 341 Child Abuse and Neglect Presentations to a Pediatric Emergency Rebekah Kawashima Department Chris Low Clinical Communications Brian C. Rich 347 The Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: A Case Report and Discussion Mary Pat McKay Andrew K. Chang 351 Diplopia in a Patient with Carcinomatous Meningitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Joseph F. Stowell 355 Simultaneous Open and Closed Dislocations of Adjacent William P. Rennie Metacarpophalangeal Joints: A Case Report Kathryn Craig 359 Broncholithiasis: A Case Report Tim Keeler Paul Buckley Clinical Communications—Pediatric Roger Barkin Announcement of the Winners of the Interesting Pediatric Case Report Ghazala Q. Sharieff Contest for 2002 First Place: Cynthia C. Hoecker John T. Kanegaye Recurrent Febrile Seizures: An Unusual Presentation of Nutritional Rickets Second Place: Kenneth T. Kwon A. Antoine Kazzi Absorption of Topical Ophthalmic Medications Presenting as Lethargy and Apnea in an Infant Third Place: Andrew J. Kienstra Mark A. Ward Three- Year-Old Female with Intermittent Ovarian Torsion Selected Topics—Toxicology Stephen J. Vetrano 379 Lionfish Envenomation Jeffery B. Lebowitz Steven Marcus The Journal of Emergency Medicine Charles F. Bellows 383 The Surgical Abdomen Associated with Cocaine Abuse Aml M. Raafat Selected Topics-Emergency Radiology Scott D. Daffner 387 Computed Tomography Diagnosis of Facet Dislocations: The “Hamburger Richard H. Daffner Bun” and “Reverse Hamburger Bun” Signs Clinical Laboratory in Emergency Medicine Joseph R. Shiber 395 Serum Phosphate Abnormalities in the Emergency Department Amal Mattu Case Presentations of the Harvard Emergency Medicine Residency Vicki E. Noble 401 Change in Mental Status Eric S. Nadel David F. M. Brown Visual Diagnosis in Emergency Medicine Brian J. Hoberman 405 Two Cases of Too Elevated Beta-HCG Craig P. Adams Craig P. Adams 409 Pericardial Effusion in a Patient with Advanced Lung Cancer Joseph W. Trachy III Noelle Rotondo 413 Fournier’s Gangrene: An Unusual Presentation of Sepsis Justin Q. Ly 415 Jefferson Fracture Justin Q. Ly 417 Incidental Finding of Nonaccidental Trauma in a Patient Reportedly Found Unconscious Editorial Kenneth V. Iserson 419 Prehospital Advance Directives—A Better Way 421 Letters to the Editor Ethics in Emergency Medicine E. Brooke Lerner 425 Out-of-Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders by Primary Care Physicians Anthony J. Billittier, IV Kathleen Hallinan American Academy of Emergency Medicine Abstracts Calendar of Events List of Reviewers for Volumes 22 and 23 Contents, Author, and Keyword Index to Volume 23 Instructions for Contributors