ABEM Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Reading Lists 2008 2011

2008 20 Articles Content Area 6. Environmental Disorders Freeman TM. Hypersensitivity to hymenoptera stings. N Engl J Med. 2004;351(19):1978-1984. Kales SN, Christiani DC. Acute chemical emergencies. N Engl J Med. 2004;350(8):800-808. Kao LW, Nanagas KA. Carbon monoxide poisoning. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2004;22:985-1018. Koenig KL, Goans RE, Hatchett RJ, et al. Medical treatment of radiological casualties: current concepts. Ann Emerg Med. 2005;45(6):643-652. Content Area 19. Procedures and Skills Integral to the Practice of Emergency Medicine Barrett BJ, Parfrey PS. Preventing nephropathy induced by contrast medium. N Engl J Med. 2006;354(4):379-386. Godwin SA, Caro DA, Wolf SJ, et al. Clinical policy: procedural sedation and analgesia in the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med. 2005;45(2):177-196. Eidelman A, Weiss JM, Lau J, et al. Topical anesthetics for dermal instrumentation: a systematic review of randomized, controlled trials. Ann Emerg Med. 2005;46(4):343-351. Levitan RM, Kinkle WC, Levin WJ, et al. Laryngeal view during laryngoscopy: a randomized trial comparing cricoid pressure, backward-upward-rightward pressure, and bimanual laryngoscopy. Ann Emerg Med. 2006;47(6):548-555. Melniker LA, Leibner E, McKenney MG, et al. Randomized controlled clinical trial of point-of-care, limited ultrasonography for trauma in the emergency department: the first sonography outcomes assessment program trial. Ann Emerg Med. 2006;48(3):227-235. Nieman CT, Manacci CF, Super DM, et al. Use of the Broselow tape may result in the underresuscitation of children. Acad Emerg Med. 2006;13(10):1011-1019. Straus SE, Thorpe KE, Holroyd-Leduc J. How do I perform a lumbar puncture and analyze the results to diagnose bacterial meningitis? JAMA. 2006;296(16):2012-2022. Thomsen TW, Shen S, Shaffer RW, et al. Arthrocentesis of the knee. N Engl J Med. 2006;354(19):e19. Content Area 2. Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Disorders Freedman SB, Adler M, Seshadri R, et al. Oral ondansetron for gastroenteritis in a pediatric emergency department. N Engl J Med. 2006;354(16):1698-1705. Content Area 3. Cardiovascular Disorders Bradley EH, Herrin J, Wang Y, et al. Strategies for reducing the door-to-balloon time in acute myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med. 2006;355(22):2308-2320. Content Area 7. Head, Ear, Eye, Nose, and Throat Disorders Spiro DM, Tay K, Arnold DH, et al. Wait-and-see prescription for the treatment of acute otitis media: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2006;296(10):1235-1241.

Content Area 10. Systematic Infectious Disease Eichacker PQ, Natanson C, Danner RL. Surviving sepsispractice guidelines, marketing campaigns, and Eli Lilly. N Engl J Med. 2006;355(16):1640-1642. Nguyen HB, Rivers EP, Abrahamian FM, et al. Severe sepsis and septic shock: review of the literature and emergency department management guidelines. Ann Emerg Med. 2006;48(1):28-54. Content Area 12. Nervous System Disorders Darouiche RO. Spinal epidural abscess. N Engl J Med. 2006;355(19):2012-2020. Content Area 18. Traumatic Disorders Rathlev NK, Medzon R, Lowery D, et al. Intracranial pathology in elders with blunt head trauma. Acad Emerg Med. 2006;13(3):302-307. Content Area 20. Other Components of the Practice of Emergency Medicine Institute of Medicine. IOM Report: the future of emergency care in the United States health system. Acad Emerg Med. 2006;13(10):1081-1085. 2009 16 Articles Content Area 3. Cardiovascular Disorders Chen EH, Hollander JE. When do patients need admission to a telemetry bed? J Emerg Med. 2007;33(1):53-60. Decker WW, Godwin SA, Hess EP, et al. Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients with asymptomatic hypertension in the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med. 2006;47(3):237-249. Masip J, Roque M, Snchez B, et al. Noninvasive ventilation in acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema: systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA. 2005;294(24):3124-3130. Nallamothu BK, Bradley EH, Krumholz HM. Time to treatment in primary percutaneous coronary intervention. N Engl J Med. 2007;357(16):1631-1638. Roy CL, Minor MA, Brookhart, MA, et al. Does this patient with a pericardial effusion have cardiac tamponade? JAMA. 2007;297(16):1810-1818. Silvers SM, Howell JM, Kosowsky JM, et al. Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with acute heart failure syndromes. Ann Emerg Med. 2007;49(5):627-669. Content Area 8. Hematologic Disorders Aster RH, Bougie DW. Drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia. N Engl J Med. 2007;357(6):580-587. Halfdanarson TR, Hogan WJ, Moynihan TJ. Oncologic emergencies: diagnosis and treatment. Mayo Clin Proc. 2006;81(6):835-848. Content Area 4. Cutaneous Disorders Fitch MT, Manthey DE, McGinnis HD, et al. Abscess incision and drainage. N Engl J Med. 2007;357(19):e20. (Test questions will only be written from the article, but ABEM also encourages diplomates to watch the video.) Hankin A, Everett WW. Are antibiotics necessary after incision and drainage of a cutaneous abscess? Ann Emerg Med. 2007;50(1):49-51. Content Area 19. Procedures and Skills Integral to the Practice of Emergency Medicine Brenner DJ, Hall EJ. Computed tomographyan increasing source of radiation exposure. N Engl J Med. 2007;357(22):2277-2284.

Miner JR, Burton JH. Clinical practice advisory: emergency department procedural sedation with propofol. Ann Emerg Med. 2007;50(2):182-187. Content Area 20. Other Components of the Practice of Emergency Medicine Kachalia A, Gandhi TK, Puopolo AL, et al. Missed and delayed diagnoses in the emergency department: a study of closed malpractice claims from 4 liability insurers. Ann Emerg Med. 2007;49(2):196-205. WITH accompanying editorial: Wears RL, Nemeth CP. Replacing hindsight with insight: toward better understanding of diagnostic failures. Ann Emerg Med. 2007;49(2):206-209. Moskop JC, Geiderman JM, Hobgood CD, et al. Emergency physicians and disclosure of medical errors. Ann Emerg Med. 2006;48(5):523-531. Simon JR. Refusal of care: the physician-patient relationship and decisionmaking capacity. Ann Emerg Med. 2007;50(4):456-461. 2010 14 Articles Content Area 2. Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Disorders Bundy DG, Byerley JS, et al. Does this child have appendicitis? JAMA. 2007;298(4):438-451. Jacobs DO. Diverticulitis. N Engl J Med. 2007;357(20):2057-2066. Ranji SR, Goldman LE, Simel DL, et al. Do opiates affect the clinical evaluation of patients with acute abdominal pain? JAMA. 2006;296(14):1764-1774. Thomsen TW, Shaffer RW, White B, et al. Paracentesis. N Engl J Med. 2006;355(19):e21. (Test questions will only be written from the article, but ABEM also encourages diplomates to watch the video.) Note: The content of this reading also relates to Content Area 19, Procedures and Skills Integral to the Practice of Emergency Medicine. Content Area 20. Other Components of the Practice of Emergency Medicine Appelbaum PS. Assessment of patients competence to consent to treatment. N Engl J Med. 2007;357(18):1834-1840. Edwards ED, Jacob BP, Gagner M, et al. Presentation and management of common post-weight loss surgery problems in the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med. 2006;47(2):160-166. Gallagher TH, Studdert D, Levinson W. Disclosing harmful medical errors to patients. N Engl J Med. 2007;356(26):2713-2719. Karounis H, Gouin S, Eisman H, et al. A randomized, controlled trial comparing long-term cosmetic outcomes of traumatic pediatric lacerations repaired with absorbable plain gut versus nonabsorbable nylon sutures. Acad Emerg Med. 2004;11(7):730-735. Content Area 10. Systemic Infectious Disorders Venkat A, Piontkowsky DM, Cooney RR, et al. Care of the HIV-positive patient in the emergency department in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy. Ann Emerg Med. 2008;52(3):274-285. Sprung CL, Annane D, Keh D, et al. Hydrocortisone therapy for patients with septic shock. N Engl J Med. 2008;358(2):111-124. Content Area 12. Nervous System Disorders Cucchiara B, Ross M. Transient ischemic attack: risk stratification and treatment. Ann Emerg Med. 2008;52(2):S27-S39. Content Area 17. Toxicologic Disorders Heard KJ. Acetylcysteine for acetaminophen poisoning. N Engl J Med. 2008;359(3):285-292.

Content Area 18. Traumatic Disorders Ropper AH, Gorson KC. Concussion. N Engl J Med. 2007;356(2):166-172. Singer AJ, Dagum AB. Current management of acute cutaneous wounds. N Engl J Med. 2008;359(10):1037-1046. (Test questions will only be written from the article, but ABEM also encourages diplomates to watch the video.) 2011 11 Articles Content Area 5. Endocrine, Metabolic, and Nutritional Disorders Kwon KT, Tsai VW. Metabolic emergencies. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2007;25:1041-1060. Content Area 7. Head, Ear, Eye, Nose, Throat Disorders Mahmood AR, Narang AT. Diagnosis and management of the acute red eye. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2008;26:35-55. Schlosser RJ. Epistaxis. N Engl J Med. 2009;360(8):784-789. Content Area 15. Renal and Urogenital Disorders Bosch X, Poch E, Grau JM. Rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney injury. N Engl J Med. 2009;361(1);62-72. Note: the content of this reading also relates to Content Area 11. Musculoskeletal Disorders (Nontraumatic). Singh A, Alter HJ, Littlepage A. A systematic review of medical therapy to facilitate passage of ureteral calculi. Ann Emerg Med. 2007;50(5):552-563. Vilke GM, Ufberg JW, Harrigan RA, et al. Evaluation and treatment of acute urinary retention. J Emerg Med. 2008;35(2):193-198. Content Area 3. Cardiovascular Disorders Cooper LT. Myocarditis. N Engl J Med. 2009;360(15):1526-1538. McCord J, Jneid H, Hollander JE, et al. Management of cocaine-associated chest pain and myocardial infarction. Circulation. 2008;117:1897-1907. Note: The content of this reading also relates to Content Area 17, Toxicologic Disorders. Content Area 8. Hematologic Disorders Marik PE, Plante LA. Venous thromboembolic disease and pregnancy. N Engl J Med. 2008;359(19):2025-2033. Note: The content of this reading also relates to Content Area 13, Obstetrics and Gynecology. Content Area 10. Systemic Infectious Disorders Kelly CP, LaMont JT. Clostridium difficile - more difficult than ever. N Engl J Med. 2008;359(18):1932-1940. Note: The content of this reading also relates to Content 2, Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Disorders. Content Area 12. Nervous System Disorders Edlow JA, Malek AM, Ogilvy CS. Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: update for emergency physicians. J Emerg Med. 2008;34(3):237-251.