Undiagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in patients admitted to an acute assessment unit by Karin D. Eikhof, Kristine R. Olsen, N. C. H. Wrengler, Carl Nielsen, Uffe Boedtger, Ingrid L. Titlestad, Ulla M. Weinreich

“…Methods: During a two-week period, all patients admitted to three large acute assessment units were evaluated. Patients ≥ 18 years, able to perform spirometry, with no surgery to the thorax or abdomen within the last weeks and no known COPD was included. …”
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Radiology examination as a diagnostic aid in presentations with wide differential diagnoses: Case report of new Hodgkin’s lymphoma on a background of poorly controlled HIV by Rachel Hubbard, Jalpa Kotecha, Thomas Nash, Yu Jin Lee, Nasir Khan, Farhat Kazmi

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Transient Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis-Like Vasculitis During Omalizumab Therapy: A Case Report by Elhadari S, Hamad M

“…Shortly after admission to the acute assessment unit, she became confused and febrile. An extensive work up ruled out infection, and she was started on steroids and treated for acute hyponatremia. …”
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Comprehensive audit of an entire year of Point of Care Ultrasound Scans in an Internal Medicine Department by Ian Oldrieve, Kayleigh Balchin, Shilpa Rajan, Vinitha Baskaran, Mohammad Chowdry, Nick Smallwood

“…Over 50% of the scans were undertaken on the Acute Assessment Unit, with the Same Day Emergency Care Unit and Emergency Department making up the rest. …”
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Understanding complex work using an extension of the resilience CARE model: an ethnographic study by Natalie Sanford, Mary Lavelle, Ola Markiewicz, Gabriel Reedy, Anne Marie Rafferty, Ara Darzi, Janet E. Anderson

“…The wards included in the study were: two surgical wards, an older adult ward, a critical care unit, and the Acute Assessment Unit (AAU), an extension unit created to expedite patient flow out of the Emergency Department. …”
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