Varicella Zoster Virus Meningoencephalitis With an Atypical Presentation of Chest Pain, Impaired Memory, and Seizure.

Background: Neurologic complications of varicella zoster virus (VZV) reactivation can be associated with considerable mortality and morbidity. Aseptic meningitis associated with VZV infection is rare, occurring in 0.5% of immunocompetent individuals.

Sedation-assisted Orthopedic Reduction in Emergency Medicine: The Safety and Success of a One Physician/One Nurse Model.

Introduction: Much of the emergency medical research on sedation-assisted orthopedic reductions has been undertaken with two physicians--one dedicated to the sedation and one to the procedure. Clinical practice in community emergency departments (EDs), however, often involves only one physician, who both performs the procedure and simultaneously oversees the crendentialed registered nurse who administers the sedation medication and monitors the patient. Although the dual-physician model is advocated by some, evidence in support of its superiority is lacking.