Suggested Readings for COLA 6
Cardiovascular
ACC/ AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Unstable Angina/Non ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Circulation 2007; 116: 803-877.
Primary PCI for Myocardial Infarction with ST-segment Elevation. Keeley and Hills. The New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 356: 47-54.
ST-Segment Elevation in Conditions Other Than Acute Myocardial Infarction. Wang and Others. The New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 349: 2128-2135.
Survival Outcomes with the Introduction of Intravenous Epinephrine in the Management of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Ong, and Others. Annals of Emergency Medicine, Volume 50, Issue 6: 635-642.
Amiodorone is Poorly Effective for the Acute Termination of Ventricular Tachycardia. Marill and Others. Annals of Emergency Medicine, Volume 47, Issue 3: 217-224.
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Versus Bilevel Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema: A Randomized Multicenter Trial. Moritz and Others. Annals of Emergency Medicine, Volume 50: 666-675.
Hematology/Oncology
Drug Induced Immune Thrombocytopenia. Aster and Bougie. The New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 357: 580-587.
Ominous Findings in Toddlers with Increasing Abdominal Girth: Two Unusual Cases and a Review of the Clinical Evaluation. Ota and Others. Annals of Emergency Medicine, Volume 45, Issue 5, 517-523.
Comparison of Fixed Dose Weight Adjusted Unfractionated Heparin and Low Molecular Weight Heparin for Acute Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism. Kearon, C., and others. JAMA 296 (8): 935, August 23-30, 2006.
Thromboembolic Complications Associated with Factor VIIA Administration. Thomas and others. Journal of Trauma, 62; 564, March 2007.
Other Topics
Research Advances in Procedural Sedation and Analgesia. Steven Green. Annals of Emergency Medicine, Volume 49, Issue 1: 31-36.
Frequent Emergency Department Visitors: The End of Inappropriateness. Spite. Annals of Emergency Medicine, Volume 48, Issue 1: 18-20.
Computed Tomography- An Increasing Source of Radiation Exposure. Brenner and Others. The New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 357: 2277-2284.
Over the Counter but No Longer Under the Radar- Pediatric Cough and Cold Medications. Sharfstein and Others. The New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 357: 2321-2324.
“You Wanna Do What?” Modern Indications for Nasogastric Intubation. Witting. Journal of Emergency Medicine 33 (1): 61, July 2007.