Publications by authors named "Riquier T"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the effectiveness of a symptom checker (SC) against emergency physicians using objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) with simulated patients.
- The SC was less accurate than emergency physicians, identifying only 30% of main diagnoses compared to 81%, and was also less effective in suggesting secondary diagnoses and triaging patients.
- The results suggest that simulated patient evaluations are more suitable for assessing SCs, as they provide insights into real-time decision-making processes in a healthcare setting.
We have previously surveyed a panel of 508 physicians from around the world about which biomarkers would be relevant if obtained in a very short time frame, corresponding to emergency situations (life-threatening or not). The biomarkers that emerged from this study were markers of cardiovascular disease: troponin, D-dimers, and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP). Cardiovascular disease is a group of disorders affecting the heart and blood vessels.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFalse hyperlactatemia in life-threatening ethylene glycol poisoning.
Ann Fr Anesth Reanim
April 2014
Ethylene glycol poisoning is rare, but prompt diagnosis is crucial, in order to initiate specific treatments. Herein, we report the case of a patient who was admitted to ICU for coma and extreme metabolic acidosis with unexpected hyperlactatemia on initial ICU blood gas analyzer. Ethylene glycol poisoning was diagnosed, and hyperlactatemia was ruled out on a blood sample sent to the biochemistry department.
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