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Use of metrics help IRBs improve operations with laser-like efficiency
IRB professionals might not have gotten into the business of protecting human subjects because of their love for mathematics and statistics. But many now are finding that tracking data and analyzing numbers helps them do their job better. -
Trauma Reports Supplement
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full March 15, 2011 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full March 14, 2011 Issue in PDF
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Abdominal Pain in Special Populations
A common presenting complaint for patients seeking emergency medical care is acute abdominal pain. Although difficult to diagnose in healthy patients, it is even more challenging in special populations. This article will focus on three distinct populations: patients with altered immunologic function, pregnant women, and post-procedural patients. -
ECG Reviwe: Has There Been Anterior Infarction?
The ECG above was obtained in the office from an older woman with hypertension and atypical chest discomfort. Has there been anterior infarction, or is this a "pseudo-infarct" pattern? -
Vilazodone Hydrochloride Tablets (Viibryd™)
A new antidepressant that combines selective serotonin reuptake inhibition with partial agonism of the 5-HT1A receptor has been approved by the FDA. Vilazodone is marketed by Trovis Pharmaceuticals as Viibryd(TM). -
Do I Smell a Rat — Smelling TB?
As reported in 2003, the world bank began funding a project to train giant pouched Gambian rats to sniff out tuberculosis (TB) in sputum specimens in sub-Saharan Africa. Rats have been successfully trained to target landmines, and using a similar training/reward technique, pilot data suggested that rats could be trained to detect TB in respiratory specimens. -
Is Vitamin D Important in the Prevention of Dementia?
Severe Vitamin D deficiency appears to worsen dementia and supplementation may be beneficial. -
Internal Medicine Alert - Full March 15, 2011 Issue in PDF