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About a third of patients with sleep apnea have chronic cough. Such patients are more likely to be women and to have heartburn and rhinitis.
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Guidelines to assess cardiovascular risk are often inconsistent and poorly developed.
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The ECG shown above was obtained from a 66-year-old woman with chest discomfort. What is going on in this tracing?
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The burgeoning population of individuals with type 2 diabetes corresponds to a parallel increase in obesity.
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Even if asymptomatic, early elective aortic valve replacement should be considered for increasingly symptomatic patients with severe aortic valve stenosis because they have a poor prognosis with a high event rate and a risk of rapid functional deterioration, especially if the peak aortic jet velocity is above 5.5 m/sec.
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Recognizing and re-emphasizing the fact that children are a distinct population of patients in the ED, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), and the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) have released a joint policy statement that includes guidelines for the care of children in emergency departments.
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There was mostly good news for quality professionals in The Joint Commission's latest annual report on quality and patient safety.
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Winners of quality and safety awards often have much in common, but there is something about Eastern Maine Healthcare System in Brewer, recent recipient of The VHA Foundation and National Business Group on Health's Patient Safety Leadership Award, that sets it apart: the way it measures success.
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