Gender disparity in stoke: Women have higher ICH scores than men at initial ED presentation for intracerebral hemorrhage.

Objective: To determine what if any differences in presentation exist between men and women who present with acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) to the emergency department (ED).

Methods: This was an IRB approved prospective cohort study of ED patients presenting with acute intracerebral hemorrhage. Statistical analyses were performed in JMP 14.

Cardiac Arrest Following Treatment With Diltiazem for Atrial Fibrillation With Rapid Ventricular Response.

We present the case of a 43-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation and poor medical compliance who presented to the emergency department with palpitations for three hours. Electrocardiogram (ECG) revealed atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response at 119 beats per minute. Following administration of diltiazem 10 mg IV, the patient became bradycardic with a rate of 30 beats per minute and complete atrioventricular node block.

Disability and the Context of Boys' First Sexual Intercourse.

Purpose: The context in which first sexual intercourse takes place has lasting implications for subsequent sexual behavior. This study examines how adolescent disability associates with boys' age of sexual debut, relationship at first sexual intercourse, degree of discussion about birth control before first sexual intercourse, and contraceptive use at first sexual intercourse.

Methods: Data were used from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, a nationally representative survey collected annually in the United States.