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AIDS Alert November 2010 Issue in PDF
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Abstract & Commentary: Thinner: Trying to solve the lipoatrophy puzzle
Two-hundred eleven adipose biopsies were obtained from 59 patients participating in the Western Australia HIV cohort study. -
Improvement in early diagnosis, some still late
Investigators analyzing data from 1996 to 2007 of more than 35,000 HIV-infected patients have found that people appear to have higher CD4 counts when entering care now than they did 14 years ago. But they're not high enough. -
Disease progression speeds up over time
Investigators at the Bethesda, MD-based Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences have found strong evidence that HIV has become more virulent over the past 25 years. -
Can 'seek and treat' strategy stop HIV epidemic among injection drug users?
Even 20-plus years into the North American HIV epidemic among injection drug users (IDUs) it is theoretically possible to eliminate the epidemic, dramatically cutting transmission among this aÿ -
Hospital Infection Control & Prevention November 2010 Issue in PDF
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Don't take your eyes off high-risk patients: ID sudden deterioration
(Editor's Note: This is a two-part series on keeping patients safe during lengthy waits in the ED. This month, we give practices to avoid missing a patient's deterioration in waiting areas, how to enlist the help of others in visualizing patients, and what to tell family members to watch for. Next month, we'll report on how to avoid blocked views of patients and which patients are at particularly high risk for sudden deterioration.) -
Vaginal Bleeding in Pregnancy: Part I
Remember the days before sensitive serum pregnancy tests and 24-hour ultrasound availability? Remember performing a culdocentesis to determine if the patient was stable for discharge? I do, and I don't miss them. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full October 11, 2010 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full October 11, 2010 Issue in PDF