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Lending a (Clean) Hand: Improving Hand-hygiene Practices
When ICU practitioners worked under senior clinicians who modeled good hand-hygiene practices, their own behavior with respect to hand hygiene improved. -
Pharmacokinetics of IV Immunoglobulins and Outcome in GBS
Fixed dose of IVIg may not be effective in all patients with GBS. -
Hospital Medicine Alert - Full March, 2010 Issue in PDF
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Continuing Low-dose Aspirin with Peptic Ulcer Bleeding
Recurrent peptic ulcer bleeding was increased in patients with known cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease when daily low-dose aspirin was continued along with proton-pump inhibitors, but overall mortality was significantly less during the 8-week follow-up. -
Intensive Lipid Lowering in ACS Patients Undergoing PCI
Intensive lipid lowering with statin therapy (atorvastatin 80 mg) in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) resulted in improved outcomes compared to treatment with moderate lipid lowering (pravastatin 40 mg) in the PROVE-IT TIMI-22 study (Cannon et al. N Engl J Med. 2004;350:1495-1504), which included patients treated conservatively, as well as those treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full February 1, 2010 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Complications of Prosthetic Heart Valves in the Emergency Department
More than 100,000 prosthetic heart valves are implanted each year in North America, and another 300,000 are done annually worldwide. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full February 1, 2010 Issue in PDF
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Medical Advances in the Evaluation and Treatment of Heart Failure
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the most common DRG for Medicare patients in U.S. hospitals and is therefore the target of considerable regulatory attention due to its financial impact on the federal budget. -
Pharmacology Watch
Results from a Phase 3 study of dabigatran, intensive lipid-lowering in CVD, H1N1 vaccine dosing and efficacy, and FDA Actions