Critical Care Alert – April 1, 2010
April 1, 2010
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Can We Accurately Predict Fluid Responsiveness?
Passive leg raising (PLR), a rapidly reversible maneuver that simulates rapid volume expansion by putting several hundred milliliters of fluid back into the circulation, has been shown to predict fluid responsiveness in mechanically ventilated patients. -
Colistin and Acute Respiratory Failure
Passive leg raising (PLR), a rapidly reversible maneuver that simulates rapid volume expansion by putting several hundred milliliters of fluid back into the circulation, has been shown to predict fluid responsiveness in mechanically ventilated patients. -
Special Feature: Evidence Is Not Enough: Knowledge Translation in the ICU
With increased emphasis on evidence-based medicine during the last dozen years has come the implicit assumption that the availability of more and better evidence on how disease should be diagnosed and managed will lead to better patient care. -
Pharmacology Watch: Thiazolidinediones and Risk of Heart Failure
In this issue: FDA is reviewing safety of TZDs; SSRI use with tamoxifen; Metformin smells like fish; FDA Actions. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement