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Emergency Department Consultation: Improving Communication Between Health Care Providers
Communication within the team is essential. Vital information is often lost during transitions of care. Even when the same team is caring for the patient, communication about the care plan is important. This article is about one of those situations, when we call in a consultant. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full December 5, 2011 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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The Breadth of Evidence Favoring a Whole Foods, Plant-based Diet
Nutrition is a controversial topic, perhaps because with only minimal effort it is possible to find seemingly credible people advocating for totally opposite messages. In the realm of public media, it is even worse. Despite public confusion, reviewing the evidence relating nutrition to health and disease yields more clarity than most people realize. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full February 13, 2012 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full February 13, 2012 Issue in PDF
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Special Feature: Update on Hemodynamic Monitoring in 2012
Hemodynamic monitoring is an essential part of caring for critically ill patients. Critical care providers are regularly faced with the challenge of determining whether a patient is adequately volume resuscitated, and hemodynamic assessments are often the first step in making a proper diagnosis so that other life-saving therapies can be promptly implemented. -
Critical Care Alert January 2012 Issue in PDF
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Pharmacology Watch: Rivaroxaban Now Approved for Stroke Prevention
In this issue: New indication for rivaroxaban; new study on warfarin testing; medications causing adverse drug events; niacin as an add-on therapy; and FDA actions. -
Abstract & Commentary: Does the Use of Protocols in the ICU Interfere with Learning?
Prasad and associates conducted a retrospective cohort study of associations between internal medicine trainee exposure to mechanical ventilation protocols and their performance on questions related to this topic on the critical care board-certifying examination. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement