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CDC Guidelines for Home Isolation for Coronavirus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidelines for home care and isolation of patients with emerging 2019-nCoV.
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No Treatment, No Vaccine: Infection Preventionists Must Hold Line Against Emerging 2019-nCoV
Rigorous adherence to infection control measures is critical as a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) continues to emerge globally, threatening to transmit in the community and hospitals in the absence of an effective treatment or a vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emphasizes.
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Status Epilepticus
The authors present an approach to the diagnostic evaluation and therapeutic management of neonates and children in SE.
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Statins, Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and the Quest for a Healthy Lifestyle
Debate continues about whether treating high blood pressure and cholesterol with pharmacotherapy stands in the way of patients making meaningful health choices.
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Statistics Underscore Urgency of HIV Testing, Treatment for Young Americans
A pair of recently published papers reveal possible blind spots.
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Laryngeal Injury Is Common After 12 Hours of Intubation
After 12 hours of intubation, most patients showed laryngeal injury, including mucosal ulceration, that led to impaired breathing and voicing 10 weeks after extubation.
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Management of Nontraumatic Intracranial Emergencies: A Clinical Update
This article attempts to provide evidence-based, practical guidelines to the frontline clinician in the nontrauma intensive care setting.
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Report: No Risk-Free Birth Settings; Access to Quality Care Vital
A sweeping new analysis takes stock of U.S. maternal and neonatal care and includes recommendations for improvement.
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Efficacy of Class I vs. Class III Antiarrhythmic Drugs in Obese Patients
In an observational cohort of patients with atrial fibrillation, obese patients were less likely than nonobese patients to avoid symptomatic recurrence on sodium channel blocking agents in contrast to a roughly equivalent response in both groups to potassium channel blocking agents.
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Heart Failure-Exacerbating Medications
In a large, diverse cohort of Medicare patients hospitalized for heart failure exacerbations, almost half were on medications known to exacerbate heart failure; more than one-third were on these agents at discharge.