Procalcitonin (PCT) is a protein that consists of 116 amino acids and is the peptide precursor
of calcitonin. Calcitonin is initially biosynthesized as PCT, which, under normal conditions, is …

BACKGROUND: As the field of Emergency Medicine grows worldwide, the importance of an
Emergency Department Crash Cart (EDCC) has long been recognized. Yet, there is paucity …

The biological activity of 24R, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [24R, 25 (OH) 2D3] remains
controversial, but it has been suggested that it contributes to fracture healing. Cyp24a1 …

Background Since the declaration of the novel Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) as a
global pandemic by the World Health Organization, frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) …

Study objectives The shock index (SI), defined as the ratio of the heart rate (HR) to the
systolic blood pressure (BP), is used as a prognostic tool in trauma and in specific disease …

Study objectives The shock index (SI), defined as the ratio of HR to systolic BP, has been
studied as an alternative prognostic tool to traditional vital signs in specific disease states …

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical
Care Survey between 2005 and 2010. Adults> 18 years of age were included regardless of …

Liver disease rates are increasing and are the second leading cause of mortality among
digestive diseases in the United States. 1 Based on autopsy studies, cirrhosis is prevalent in …

DISCUSSION In 2008, de Winter et al 1 described a new ECG sign consistent with proximal
left anterior descending occlusion and evolution into anterior wall ST-segment elevation …

1. Vincent JL, Rhodes A, Perel A, et al: Clinical review: update on hemodynamic monitoring—
a consensus of 16. Crit Care; 15: 229, 2011. 2. Georger JF, Hamzaoui O, Chaari A, Maizel J …