A bad workman blames his tools?

The ECG is a test that is used frequently in the acute setting. It has a significant impact on decisions regarding patient discharge and further investigations. On a single day in the ambulatory emergency care setting two patients presented with chest pain.

Selecting ambulatory emergency care (AEC) patients from the medical emergency in-take: the derivation and validation of the Amb score.

Accurate prediction of the likelihood of same-day discharge could make it possible to direct one-third of the medical in-take to an ambulatory care unit, thereby facilitating bed management. In Phase 1 of this study, we identified seven independent factors that contribute to an ambulatory care score (Amb score) that can potentially be used as a tool to select ambulatory emergency care (AEC) patients from the medical emergency in-take. A high score was associated with discharge within 12 hours of assessment and treatment in hospital.

Azoospermia in testicular sarcoidosis is an indication for corticosteroid therapy.

Objective: To report improvement of azoospermia and hypogonadism after high-dose corticosteroid therapy in a patient with testicular sarcoidosis.

Design: Case report.

Setting: University hospital.