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Given the fact that almost every patient, family member, and ED staff member is carrying a cell phone, it's not surprising that inappropriate photos or videos have been posted online which means increased legal risks for EDs.
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Case: A 40-year-old man with a history of hepatitis C and alcoholism presents to the ED with dental caries. A brief history and unremarkable physical examination is documented. The patient is discharged and fills his prescription for hydrocodone 5 mg/acetaminophen 500 mg (1-2 tablets every 4-6 hours as needed, #25).
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In this issue: Apixaban and rivaroxaban near approval for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation; fidaxomicin for C. difficile infections; guideline for intensive insulin therapy; and FDA Actions.
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Community acquired pneumonia "bundles" often include the use of the pneumococcal urinary antigen assay, but how useful is it for streamlining antibacterial use?
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A retrospective chart review of all patients admitted to a tertiary care children's hospital in Denver between 2004 and 2009 with orbital infections confirmed by CT scan was performed.
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Ten years after their original publication, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated their recommendations for the prevention of norovirus infection and the management of outbreaks due to this non-enveloped, single-stranded RNA member of the Calciviridae family.
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Two separate, cross-sectional studies involving 6,843 and 9,668 children 6-13 years of age in South Germany randomly compared children living on farms with reference groups for the prevalence of asthma relative to the exposure to and diversity of indoor microorganisms.
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Two hundred patients from 6 months to 18 years of age with uncomplicated purulent SSTIs not requiring hospitalization were enrolled from 2006 through 2009.