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The Use of Vasopressors and Inotropes in the Emergency Department for the Treatment of Shock
Use MAP instead of systolic blood pressure to guide assessment and response to treatment when measuring BP with non-invasive techniques. -
Physical Abuse of Children: Identification, Evaluation, and Management
According to one study, as many as one in five children seen in the emergency department (ED) may be missed cases of physical abuse; thus, emergency physicians have a responsibility to consider abuse in the differential of every injured child. This article reviews the identification, evaluation, and management of a child with possible physical abuse. -
Hospital Report Cards: What Do the Grades Mean?
Administrative databases may not give an accurate representation of hospital-acquired pressure ulcer rates and may be inappropriate for use to compare hospitals and determine financial penalties. -
Colchicine in Acute Pericarditis
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Esmolol in Septic Shock
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Oral Apixaban for the Treatment of Acute Venous Thromboembolism
A fixed dose of oral apixaban alone was noninferior to conventional therapy for the treatment of acute venous thromboembolism and was associated with significantly less bleeding. -
Embolic Risk in Endocarditis
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New Study Advocates for More Provocative Vasospasm Testing During Routine Cardiac Catheterization
Since the initial description of variant angina by Prinzmetal in the late 1950s and the later confirmation of coronary artery spasm as its cause, clinicians have sought a means of reliably testing for this entity. -
Is Catheter Ablation Superior to Antiarrhythmic Drugs in Treating Premature Ventricular Contractions?
Frequent premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) may lead to a cardiomyopathy or worsen a pre-existing cardiomyopathy. -
Is Dabigatran Better Than Warfarin in Patients with Mechanical Heart Valves?
The use of dabigatran in patients with mechanical heart valves compared with patients receiving warfarin was associated with increased rates of thromboembolic and bleeding complications, thus demonstrating no benefit and an excess risk.