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The management of neuropathic pain (NPP) presents a challenge to clinicians of all specialties, since disorders associated with NPP span the gamut of medical disciplines.
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Insomnia is associated with an increased risk of falls in nursing home residents. The use of hypnotics is not.
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In the past few years, new strategies in the management of sepsis have shown significant mortality benefits. This article addresses aspects regarding the management of sepsis, including appropriate fluid administration, medications, and other evidence-based strategies necessary for the treatment of septic patients in the emergency department. With the incorporation of these new practice strategies in addition to the guidelines published by the Surviving Sepsis Campaign, emergency physicians can contribute to a significant decrease in sepsis mortality in the years to come.
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In a community-based HCM cohort, ventricular and supraventricular tachyarrhythmias on AECG were frequent, but sudden death was uncommon.
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Small individuals and women are at risk for RPH and high femoral artery sticks are associated with this complication.
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Routine daily transtelephonic ECG monitoring detects often asymptomatic arrhythmia episodes in a significant proportion of patients after radiofrequency ablation.
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The data provide a picture of the evolving status of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in the period of 1995 through 2002.
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There is a 6% incidence of IMH among patients presenting as acute aortic syndromes and it is as lethal as AD, especially in the ascending aorta and, thus, surgery should be considered for patients with type A IMH.