INTRODUCTION Emergency department (ED) screening and counseling for alcohol misuse have been shown to reduce at-risk drinking. However, barriers to more widespread adoption of this service remain unclear. METHODS We performed a secondary analysis of a nationwide survey of 277 EDs to determine the proportion of EDs that routinely perform alcohol screening and counseling among patients presenti...

OBJECTIVES Subjective sleep complaints have been reported in up to 80% of patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). In these patients, sleep disturbances manifesting as insomnia, sleep apnea syndrome, restless leg syndrome (RLS), periodic limb movement disorder and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) have been frequently reported. Moreover, studies about the role of dialysis shift on sleep a...

background and objective : narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder caused by loss of hypocretin (hcrt) neurons. both genetic and environmental factors play an important role for the development of narcolepsy. the mechanism of hcrt loss in narcolepsy is elusive; however, an autoimmune mediated destruction of hcrt neurons is suspected. the purpose of this study was to assess th17 related cy...

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Optimizing heath care services for seniors in emergency departments (ED) is a core component of the “Senior Friendly Hospital Approach” being implemented in Quebec. We measured the availability of geriatric expertise in Quebec EDs and its relationship with ED characteristics such as university affiliation, number of stretchers, and geographical location. We surveyed (2013–2014) head nurses and ...

BACKGROUND TMS is being increasingly used as a noninvasive brain stimulation technique for the therapeutic management of partial epilepsies. However, the acute effects of TMS on epileptiform discharges (EDs, i.e. interictal epileptiform activity and subclinical electrographic seizure patterns) remain unexplored. OBJECTIVE To investigate whether TMS can modulate EDs in partial epilepsy. METH...

OBJECTIVES Clinical familiarity plays a role in health outcomes; the relationship between emergency department (ED) volume and outcomes for atrial fibrillation and flutter (AFF) are not clear. We compared ED presentation outcomes for AFF between high (HV) and low volume (LV) EDs in Alberta, Canada. METHODS 45,372 AFF presentations for patients aged ≥ 35 years from all 104 EDs in Alberta durin...

PURPOSE To investigate the methods used at private community hospitals for delivering emergency department (ED) image interpretation services. MATERIALS AND METHODS The authors contacted a random national sample of 114 hospitals by telephone and administered an "ED Radiology Coverage" questionnaire. The questionnaire included queries about daytime image interpretation duties, nighttime radiol...

STUDY OBJECTIVES The Tucson Children's Assessment of Sleep Apnea (TuCASA) study is designed to investigate the prevalence and correlates of objectively measured sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in preadolescent children. This article describes the parental report of sleep symptoms associated with SDB in Hispanic and white children. DESIGN A 13-question sleep habits screening questionnaire des...