Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to D W Whye.
An estimated 60,000 patients with severe head injury reach the Emergency Department alive each year; 50% of these patients have significant elevations in intracranial pressure at or shortly after arrival. Aggressive emergency department management with particular attention to airway management, control of intracranial pressure, and proper use of radiographic studies is crucial to successful neurologic recovery.
The electrocardiographic manifestations of pulmonary embolism include rhythm and condition disturbances and changes in the P wave, QRS complex, or T wave. Since these abnormalities are highly variable and frequently transient, they lack the sensitivity necessary to establish the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. The electrocardiogram may rise the suspicion of pulmonary embolism, but other diagnostic tests are necessary to confirm the diagnosis.