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Full January 2005 Issue in PDF
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The science of safety: Duke moves in a new direction to improve patient safety
In the aftermath of a tragic sentinel event traced back to poor processes, the appointment of a new patient safety officer at Duke University Hospital System in Durham, NC, raises several immediate questions. -
Atherothrombosis and Atrial Fibrillation: Mixing Treatments to Match Pathophysiology
Current clinical trial evidence favors the use of aspirin or clopidogrel as first-line agents for the majority of patients with vascular disease. -
Chronic Immune Sensory Polyradiculopathy: A Possibly Treatable Sensory Ataxia
This condition preferentially affects large myelinated fibers of the posterior roots, may respond favorably to treatment, and may be a restricted form of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy. -
Full December 2004 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Obstetrical Prognosis after Placental Abruption
In a recent study from Japan, Toivonen and colleagues set out to determine how much more susceptible women experiencing placental abruption were to having a recurrence of this problem in a subsequent pregnancy. They scanned a database which encompassed 14,326 deliveries during a one-year period at a busy university hospital. -
Usefulness of History, Physical, and Laboratory in Evaluating Vaginal Complaints
In working up vaginitis symptoms, useful signs are inflammation and odor, information concerning odor and itching are useful symptoms, and office microscopy is the most accurate laboratory test. -
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Full December 2004 issue in PDF