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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Pharmacology Watch: Dabigatran Leading Race to Replace Warfarin
In this issue: FDA Advisory Committee recommends approval of dabigatran, safety of proton pump inhibitors, effectiveness of glucosamine and chondroitin, FDA Actions. -
Abstract & Commentary: Steroids for COPD Exacerbations: Is High-dose IV Administration Really Necessary?
Although corticosteroids are beneficial in treating severe exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), studies to date have not shown high-doses (such as methylprednisolone, 2 mg/kg or more per 24 h) administered intravenously (IV) to be superior to lower doses (e.g., prednisone, 40 mg/day) given orally, with respect to clinically important outcomes. -
Should We Paralyze Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome?
Paralytic agents such as vecuronium and cis-atracurium have been used as "rescue therapies" in patients with ARDS for many years, but, as with other rescue strategies including prone mechanical ventilation or inhaled vasodilators, evidence of a mortality benefit from this intervention has been lacking. -
Critical Care Alert November 2010 Issue in PDF
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Abstract & Commentary: Is Hyperoxia Harmful After Resuscitation from Cardiac Arrest?
Project IMPACT, a proprietary database originally created by the Society for Critical Care Medicine and now maintained by Cerner Corp., collects data from a voluntary consortium of ICUs across America. -
Antibiotic Use Declines Overall, While Use of Broad-Spectrum Increases
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Denosumab Receives Conditional Approval from FDA Expert Panel
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Antiviral Recommendations for H1N1
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care
Can vitamins stop photoaging of the skin?; Once weekly exenatide vs sitagliptin or pioglitazone for type 2 diabetes; Tai chi for fibromyalgia; Prevalence of hearing loss in U.S. adolescents; When to initiate dialysis? Early vs late GFR threshold; Postoperative abdominal wall hernias: Best repair methodology