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Public Reporting of Central-line Infections Called into Question
Central line-associated infections, particularly bloodstream infections (BSI), remain a huge issue in our technological age. -
Can We Diagnose C. difficile Diarrhea with One Sample and One Test?
Clinicians who send samples to the 95% of U.S. laboratories that test for Clostridium difficile infection using an enzyme-immunoassay (EIA) for toxins A and B are often frustrated by a negative laboratory result that doesn't fit their clinical impression or their olfactory suspicions. -
Acetaminophen Toxicity
Acetaminophen (known as paracetamol outside the United States) is the most commonly used analgesic in the world, usually considered to be safe and benign. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full November 8, 2010 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Updates in ENT Emergencies: Tales from the Trenches
Life-threatening ear, nose, and throat (ENT) emergencies can present to any emergency department (ED) at any hour of the day or night. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full November 8, 2010 Issue in PDF
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full November 22, 2010 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full December 6, 2010 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Patients’ Recollections of Therapeutic Paralysis in the ICU
Ballard and colleagues conducted this qualitative study to obtain recollections of critically ill patients who were given neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) (for a minimum of 6 hours) and sedatives and/or analgesics. -
Full March 2006 Issue in PDF