Use of an Accelerated Diagnostic Pathway allows rapid and safe discharge of 70% of chest pain patients from the emergency department.

Introduction: The majority of patients who present to the Emergency Department (ED) with chest pain, do not have Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). Rapid, safe discharge home for this large group is hampered by clinical uncertainty. A pragmatic Accelerated Diagnostic Pathway (ADP) used in our ED achieves this goal.

Multiorgan failure from 1-benzylpiperazine ingestion--legal high or lethal high?

Introduction: 1-benzylpiperazine (BZP) is synthetic stimulant. It was legal and openly sold in New Zealand before October 1, 2008. Two cases of life-threatening toxicity associated with BZP use are reported in detail in this article.

A comparison of sulpiride, dothiepin, diazepam and placebo in the treatment of depressed out-patients.

The effects of sulpiride, dothiepin, diazepam and placebo were compared in out-patients who were suffering from depressive states of moderate severity. No major differences were found between the regimens after 4 weeks administration. A notable finding was the high recovery rate among those patients who received the placebo.