Autophagia in a Patient with Dementia and Hemineglect: A Case Report.

Introduction: Patients living with dementia as well as patients with neurological deficits are at significant risk for injury from multiple sources. Injuries may include falls, neglect, and, in some cases, self-injury. These patients require significant observation and closely monitored care.

Features Associated With Mycoplasma genitalium Infection.

Background Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are commonly encountered in the emergency department (ED) in the United States. Limited data exist on the prevalence and risk factors for . , specifically within the ED.

Testosterone Therapy as an Isolated Risk Factor for Venous Thrombosis: A Case Report.

Healthcare providers in the emergency department (ED) diagnose and treat venous thrombus embolism (VTE). Current VTE clinical decision tools specifically mention estrogen but do not include the use of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT). A male in the early third decade of life presented to the ED with complaints of left calf pain and subjective swelling for one week.

Infectious Extensor Tenosynovitis of the Hallucis Longus Tendon: A Case Report.

Infectious tenosynovitis can involve both flexor and extensor tendons of the extremities. If left untreated, it can lead to high morbidity and mortality. Most emergency providers recognize the signs and symptoms of flexor and extensor tenosynovitis of the hand.

Footling Breech Delivery in an Emergency Department Without Obstetrical Services: A Case Report.

Hospitals without formal obstetric services place the emergency physician in the position of managing potentially complicated precipitous labor and delivery such as breech presentations. Breech deliveries pose an increased risk of significant morbidity and mortality to both the mother and fetus. Recent emphasis on cesarean section as the optimal delivery method for breech presentation has decreased education and comfort levels with breech vaginal deliveries.

Evaluation of the Functionality in an Emergency Department Setting of an Intravenous Protection Device to Prevent Self-Injection.

Background: The United States has an opioid abuse crisis that has been increasing exponentially since 2013. In 2021, there were 220 deaths each day from opioid overdoses in the United States alone. Patients suffering from addiction often present to the emergency department (ED) anticipating that an intravenous (IV) catheter will be placed.

Development of a Medical Device in Response to a Fatal Self-Injection of Non-prescribed Opioids: A Case Report.

Patients who inject drugs (PWID) pose unique challenges in their medical care due to risks of increased infection and overdose. There are no known commercially available devices to prevent patients from self-injecting non-prescribed substances into vascular access devices (VADs). A patient in the emergency department (ED) of a midsized suburban hospital self-injected an opioid in the ED restroom after the placement of a vascular catheter by the nursing staff as part of her ED care.

Descriptive Epidemiology of Women in the Emergency Department With Gonorrhea and Chlamydial Infection in the United States.

Demographic characteristics, risk factors, and clinical variables associated with gonorrhea and chlamydial infection in women being treated in emergency departments (EDs) in the United States are incompletely characterized. We used univariable and multivariable regression analyses on 17,411 encounters from women 18 years and older who presented to EDs in northeast Ohio and were tested for gonorrhea or chlamydial infection. There were 1,360 women (7.