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Full December 2004 issue in PDF
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Prepare Your Hospital For a Very Unusual Flu Season
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Updates by Carol A. Kemper
Flu ShortageWho Cares?; Can Cutaneous Zoster Result in Airborne Transmission?; If It Was a Bear. . . Part II; Breakthrough Fungal Infection With Voriconazole. -
Increase in the Reservoir of Community-Acquired MRSA, With Implications for Hospital-Acquired Infection
Over a 7-year period, there was a dramatic increase in the isolation of community-acquired MRSA in the San Francisco area. Molecular typing showed movement of community-acquired strains into hospitals. -
Treatment of Invasive Aspergillosis: To Combine or Not to Combine?
A retrospective review found evidence indicating improved survival when voriconazole was used in combination with caspofungin than when voriconazole was used alone in the treatment of patients with invasive aspergillos failing therapy with amphotericin B. -
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy range from chronic pre-existing disease to life-threatening conditions such as HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets) and eclampsia. They often represent a continuum from bad to worse. The emergency department physician is likely to evaluate a pregnant patient for many conditions unrelated to the pregnancy itself, and knowledge of abnormalities that warrant further assessment and follow-up is essential. -
Full November 15, 2004, Issue in PDF
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Trauma Reports Supplement
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Full November 2004 Issue in PDF
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ECG Review: The QRS Complex in Lead V2
The electrocardiogram (ECG) in the Figure was obtained from a 73-year-old man with documented coronary disease and heart failure. He now presents with a 10-day history of dyspnea. How would you interpret his ECG?