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ED-Based ICU Delivers Improved Outcomes, Reductions in Admissions to Inpatient ICUs
As demand for critical care increases, EDs often find themselves overwhelmed with patients requiring ICU-level care, but no empty beds. The result is a boarding problem and potentially worse outcomes for patients.
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Public Health Authorities Deploy Interagency Response to Vaping-Related Injuries
The investigation underway is complex, involving several states, hundreds of cases, and many substances and products.
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CDC Calls on Clinicians, Public Health Departments to Help End Vaping-Related Injuries
As of late September, more than 800 lung injuries associated with vaping have been reported, including 12 patients who died and many others who spent several days in the ICU on breathing tubes.
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Dozens of Medical Groups Call for Prior Authorization Reform
Letter indicates physician practices spend nearly 15 hours per week handling more than 30 prior authorizations.
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Patterns Emerge in Vaping Lung Injury Cases
Latest federal report links possibly tainted THC products to injuries caused by e-cigarettes.
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What Might Account for the ST-T Changes?
The ECG in the figure was obtained from a 65-year-old woman who presented with an exacerbation of heart failure. A medical history revealed she was taking multiple medications. The patient was dyspneic and complained about intermittent chest pain.
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Pitolisant Tablets (Wakix)
Pitolisant should be prescribed to treat excessive daytime sleepiness in adult patients with narcolepsy.
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When Did You Last Take an Antibiotic?
Approximately half of U.S. residents with health insurance filled an antibiotic prescription over a two-year period.
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Risk of Neuropathy With Fluoroquinolones
As a class, fluoroquinolones are some of the most commonly used antibiotics worldwide. Their use carries a significant risk of neurotoxicity, for both the peripheral and central nervous system.
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Neuropathy After Total Knee Arthroplasty
In a large series of cases from the Mayo Clinic, 54 cases of new neuropathy occurred in 14,450 total knee arthroplasties. Most were isolated peroneal neuropathies. No specific risk factors were identified.