3 results match your criteria: "800 University Bay Drive Suite 310[Affiliation]"
Gastrointestinal and Biliary Point-of-Care Ultrasound.
Emerg Med Clin North Am
November 2024
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, 550 16th Street, Box 0649, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of California, 550 16th Street, Box 0649, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Article Synopsis
- - Point-of-care ultrasound is highly accurate for diagnosing various gastrointestinal and biliary issues.
- - This review highlights the evidence and techniques used for conditions like hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, intussusception, and appendicitis, among others.
- - The focus is on important gastrointestinal conditions, including small bowel obstruction, diverticulitis, hernias, and related pathologies.
Dysphagia Is an Underrecognized Risk Factor for Viral Pneumonia Severity.
Dysphagia
December 2024
Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, 750 Highland Ave.,, Madison, WI, USA.
The aim of this study was to examine the role of pre-existing dysphagia as a risk factor for COVID-19 severity among adults ≥50 years of age presenting to the emergency department (ED). This was a retrospective cohort study that used electronic health record data from two Midwestern EDs in the same health care system. The sample included patients ≥50 years of age who tested positive for SARS-COV-2 during an ED visit between March 15, 2020 and November 19, 2020.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComparing emergency department use among individuals with varying levels of cognitive impairment.
BMC Geriatr
May 2022
BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 800 University Bay Drive Suite 310, Madison, WI, 53705, USA.
Introduction: As the population ages, Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) are becoming increasingly common in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED). This study compares the frequency of ED use among a cohort of individuals with well-defined cognitive performance (cognitively intact, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and ADRD).
Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study of English-speaking, community-dwelling individuals evaluated at four health system-based multidisciplinary memory clinics from 2014-2016.