Selections from Systemic Infectious Disorders and Obstetrics and Gynecologic Disorders

Content Area 10. Systemic Infectious Disorders Disorders

• Comparison of dopamine and norepinephrine in the treatment fo shock.
• Emergency department lactate is associated with mortality in older adults admitted with and without infections.
• Postexposure prophylaxis for HIV infection
• Infectious mononucleosis
• Clinical policy: critical issues in the management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with community-acquired pneumonia.

Content Area 13. Obstetrics and Gynecology

• Ectopic pregnancy

Selections from the Remainder of the Listings of Conditions and Components. The Model of the Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine

Content Area 5. Endocrine, Metabolic and Nutritional Disorders

• The effect of a bolus dose of etomidate on cortisol levels, mortality and health services utilization: a systematic review

Content Area 7. Head, Ear, Eye, Nose and Throat Disorders

• Acute-onset floaters and flashes: is this patient at risk for retinal detachment?

Content Area 16. Thoracic-Respiratory Disorders

• Association of corticosteroid dose and route of administration with risk of treatment failure in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Content Area 19. Procedures and Skills Integral to the Practice of Emergency Medicine

• Emergency department management of the airway in obese adults.
• Etomidate versus ketamine for rapid sequence intubation in acutely ill patients: a multicentre randomised controlled trial.

Content Area 20. Other Components and Core Competencies of the Practice of Emergency Medicine.

• The association between transfer of emergency department boarders to inpatient hallways and mortality: a 4-year experience.