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STEMI Patients with Multi-vessel Disease Culprit- vessel PCI vs. Multi-vessel PCI
Patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) often have co-existing lesions in the non-infarct arteries (i.e., they have multi-vessel disease). These patients present a management dilemma. -
Fusobacterium and Tonsillar Infections
In this study, 847 patients with peritonsillar abscess (PTA) admitted to Aarhus University hospitals from 2001-2006 were included in this retrospective study. -
NT-pro BNP
Natriuretic peptide levels (BNP, NT-proBNP) are of prognostic value in general populations, but whether they add information to other known risk factors for cardiovascular outcomes is less clear. -
Can We Accurately Predict Fluid Responsiveness?
This non-randomized, prospective trial demonstrated that passive leg raising can be used to predict fluid responsiveness in non-intubated, spontaneously breathing patients with severe sepsis or acute pancreatitis. -
Colistin and Acute Respiratory Failure
Colistin, a 50-year-old polymyxin antibiotic that recently has been reintroduced to treat multidrug-resistant hospital-acquired Acinetobacter or Pseudomonas pneumonia, can cause acute neuromuscular weakness and precipitate acute hypercapnic respiratory failure, as illustrated by this case report. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full April 26, 2010 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full April 26, 2010 Issue in PDF
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Supplement: Health Care Reform Update
Health care clinicians and organizations likely will find that the new health care reform bill's positive features outweigh its drawbacks, experts say. -
Pharmacology Watch - Full May 2010 Issue in PDF
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ACCORD and type 2 diabetes