Publications by authors named "S M Binz"
Background: Elevated blood pressure (BP) is pervasive among patients that visit emergency departments (EDs) for their care.
Methods: In this review article, we outline the current approach to the management of these individuals and highlight the crucial role emergency medicine clinicians play in reducing the morbidity associated with elevated BP.
Results: We highlight the critical importance of immediate treatment when elevated BP contributes to new or worsening end-organ injury but emphasize that such hypertensive emergencies are rare.
Background: Portal venous gas has mainly been studied in pediatrics and seen in cases of necrotizing enterocolitis. It is a rare finding in adults and is typically associated with underlying intestinal ischemia or other malignant intra-abdominal pathology. Portal venous gas is seen more readily on ultrasound compared to radiographs in both pediatric and adult patients.
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- Mobile health (mHealth) has the potential to improve healthcare decision-making in underserved communities, and a study was conducted to assess the readiness of these populations to use such technology.
- A survey of 560 low-acuity patients revealed that 96% had cellular internet access, with many willing to use mHealth tools for medical guidance, although access to traditional healthcare services varied by factors like age and gender.
- Most participants indicated they would opt for outpatient care over emergency department visits if an mHealth tool assessed their issue as low risk, highlighting a significant openness to mHealth for medical triage in the community.
A key trend in the 210-million-year-old history of modern turtles was the evolution of shell kinesis, that is, shell movement during neck and limb retraction. Kinesis is hypothesized to enhance predator defense in small terrestrial and semiaquatic turtles and has evolved multiple times since the early Cretaceous. This complex phenotype is nonfunctional and far from fully differentiated following embryogenesis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChronic cannabis use has become prevalent with decriminalization, medical prescription, and recreational legalization in numerous US states. With this increasing incidence of chronic cannabis use a new clinical syndrome has become apparent in emergency departments and hospitals across the country, termed Cannabinoid Hyperemesis (CH). CH has been described as cyclical vomiting and abdominal pain in the setting of chronic cannabis use, which is often temporarily relieved by hot showers.
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