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Pharmacology Watch
Updated Immunization Guidelines from the CDC; Do antivirals have a role in the treatment of Bell's palsy? Topiramate is a promising treatment for alcohol dependence; and FDA Actions. -
ECG Review: Sepsis and Tachypnea
12-lead ECG and rhythm strip obtained from an older woman with urinary sepsis and acute tachypnea. -
Clinical Briefs by Louis Kuritzky, MD
Can Exenatide be Substituted for Insulin?, Treatment of Osteoporosis Saves Bones AND Lives, and MRSA in These United States -
Adverse Effects of Restricted Resident Duty Hours on Patient Care, Education, and Faculty Satisfaction
The goal of this study was to elicit views of key clinical faculty members regarding the effects of residency duty-hour limits on patient care, education, professionalism and faculty satisfaction. -
Barriers to Implementing the Leapfrog Group ecommendations for ICU Staffing
This paper reports on a telephone survey of US non-rural hospitals and the physician directors of their ICUs. -
Should We Continue Using Erythropoietin in the ICU?
Previous trials have demonstrated that administration of recombinant erythropoietin to critically ill patients decreases the need for red blood cell transfusions and leads to higher hemoglobin values. -
Full December 2007 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Pharmacology Watch: Adult Immunization Guidelines from CDC Released
In this issue:Updated Immunization Guidelines from the CDC; Do antivirals have a role in the treatment of Bell's palsy? Topiramate is a promising treatment for alcohol dependence; and FDA Actions. -
Special Feature: What Benefits Do Physical Therapy Confer on Critically Ill Patients?
Examination of patient outcomes beyond survival has become an important focus of critical care research in the last decade.