Articles Tagged With: trauma
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Special Feature: Update on Rescue Therapies for Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
Critical hypoxemia in acute respiratory failure may be defined as a degree of impairment in tissue oxygenation that in and of itself, and separately from the primary cause of the respiratory failure threatens the life of the patient. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Pharmacology Watch: Apixaban and Rivaroxaban Near Approval for Nonvalvular AF
In this issue: Apixaban and rivaroxaban near approval for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation; fidaxomicin for C. difficile infections; guideline for intensive insulin therapy; and FDA Actions. -
Facial Trauma: Challenges, Controversies, and Therapeutic Options
Our faces play a role in almost every part of our lives. The structure and components of the face are involved in our ability to eat, speak, and see, and often are the features first noticed when we meet someone. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Abstract & Commentary: Physician Communication Practices: Analysis Using Simulation-based Case Content
Successful shared decision-making requires three key elements: identifying patient preferences, clearly explaining pertinent medical information, and developing consensus around a treatment plan. -
Abstract & Commentary: Should ICU Patients Be Bathed Daily with Chlorhexidine?
The authors set out to determine whether daily bathing of patients with 2% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG)-impregnated cloths could reduce central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rate by at least 30% in a surgical ICU where CLABSI rates were above National Healthcare Safety Network averages. -
Pharmacology Watch: Escitalopram for Menopausal Hot Flashes
In this issue: Escitalopram for menopausal hot flashes, rifaximin for IBS without constipation, herpes zoster vaccination, antiepileptics drugs and fracture risk, and FDA Actions. -
Special Feature: Pregnancy and Critical Care Medicine Part 1: Normal Physiologic Changes in Pregnancy
The overwhelming majority of women who go through pregnancy never require admission to the intensive care unit. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement