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Procalcitonin concentrations have been shown to be elevated in severe bacterial infections, but remain low in viral infections and non-specific inflammatory diseases. The objective of this study was to
assess the capability of a new, rapid, and sensitive procalcitonin assay to identify bacterial lower respiratory tract infections needing antimicrobial treatment.
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The tracing in the Figure was obtained from a 59-year-old woman with a long history of smoking. She presented with acute dyspnea and atypical chest pain. Because of moderate respiratory difficulty, this was the best quality tracing obtainable. In full acknowledgment of its suboptimal technical quality, how would you interpret this ECG? What findings may be of potential concern?
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Here are the medications that clinical pharmacists at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson, Long Island, NY, can switch from IV to PO without first getting physician approval.
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Pharmacists in a recent project screened and counseled patients about their risk for bone fractures and found that most of them (78%) had no knowledge of their risk prior to the screening.
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These drugs recently received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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The following drugs are in various stages of clinical studies and trials.
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Greenfield RH. Behind the banning of ephedra: Misuse, abuse, and dangers. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(3):25-33.
