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Two severely ill patients in the emergency department of your hospital need admission to intensive care, but only one bed is available. Who gets admitted first?
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A generic form of paroxetine (PaxilGlaxoSmithKline) will soon be on the market. The drug marks the second SSRI antidepressant to go generic after fluoxetine (Prozac) last year.
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The ED physician and trauma surgeon must have evidence-based
information on indications for emergency department thoracotomy that
can be determined rapidly, easily accessible equipment, and the ability
to recognize situations in which EDT clearly is not in the patients
best interest.
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A generic form of paroxetine (PaxilGlaxoSmithKline) will soon be on the market. The drug marks the second SSRI antidepressant to go generic after fluoxetine (Prozac) last year.
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Insulin Plus Metformin vs Triple Oral Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes; ARB
and ACE-I in Diabetic Nephropathy; Low-Glycemic Index Diets and
Diabetes; Ultralow-Dose Estrogen and Bone in Older Women; Effect of
Intensity of Oral Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation; Patient
Knowledge and Awareness of Hypertension
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Hylek and colleagues report on the effects of varying intensities of oral anticoagulation on the frequency and severity of strokes among patients with atrial fibrillation.
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The intracoronary stenting with antithrombotic Regimen Cooling Off (ISAR-COOL) study results were initially presented at the 2002 American
Heart Association Scientific Session.
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The European Trial of Reduction of Cardiac Events with Perindopril in Stable Coronary Artery Disease (EUROPA) study tested the hypothesis that perindopril in patients with stable coronary artery disease, but without heart failure or substantial hypertension, will reduce cardiovascular deaths, myocardial infarction, and cardiac arrest.