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Ulipristal Acetate Tablets (Ella™)
A new emergency contraceptive has been approved by the FDA that is effective up to 5 days after unprotected intercourse. Ulipristal acetate is a selective progesterone receptor modulator with partial agonist and partial antagonistic effects. It is licensed from Laboratoire HRA Pharma in France and marketed by Watson Pharma as Ella™. -
Calcium Can Break Your Heart
Calcium supplementation without vitamin D supplementation is associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction. -
Are Low HDL Levels Prognostically Important in Statin-treated Patients?
HDL-cholesterol concentrations are not predictive of residual vascular risk among patients treated with potent statin therapy who have attained very low concentrations of LDL-cholesterol. -
ECG Review: An Asymptomatic 87-year-old Woman
The ECG above was obtained from an 87-year-old woman in for her first doctor visit in several years. She reports no recent symptoms. She is on no cardioactive medications. What are your concerns? -
Your Patients Live Longer When Discharged with Home Care After Hemiarthroplasty
A Canadian study reveals that while a majority of elderly patients undergoing hemiarthroplasty did not receive home care upon discharge, those that did had longer short-term survival. -
Hospital Peer Review November 2010 Issue in PDF
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ED tracks criteria, ties quality to credentialing
"We look at a variety of things as most departments do, but I think we're trying to collect some data that there aren't good benchmarks for and can have significant variability from institution to institution or at least trying to look at our [department] numbers... to compare ourselves to our colleagues here at the hospital. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full October 25, 2010 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full October 25, 2010 Issue in PDF
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Vaginal Bleeding in Pregnancy: Part II
This issue is the second in a two-part series covering vaginal bleeding in pregnancy. Part I discussed spontaneous abortion and ectopic pregnancy. Part II will discuss other causes of vaginal bleeding that typically present later in pregnancy.