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A Delicious Stretch
Yoga and stretching are effective in treating chronic low back pain. -
Internal Medicine Alert - Full January 15, 2012 Issue in PDF
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Oxymorphone HCl Extended-Release Tablets (Opana® ER) CII
The FDA has approved a new formulation of oxymorphone extended-release tablets that is designed to be crush-resistant in order to reduce the potential for diversion and abuse. -
Why So Much ST Depression?
Scenario: Interpret the ECG shown above, obtained from an older woman on multiple drugs who presented to the emergency department with chest pain and an exacerbation of her chronic heart failure. What is the rhythm? Why so much ST depression? Clinically, what would you do? -
When in Doubt, Pressurize the Snout
CPAP treatment lowered blood pressure and improved metabolic abnormalities in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. -
Abstract & Commentary: Patients Placed in Contact Isolation Are at Increased Risk for Delirium
To examine the association between being placed in contact isolation and delirium, Day and colleagues at the University of Maryland Medical Center reviewed administrative data on all patients admitted during a 2-year period ending in 2009. -
Abstract & Commentary: Detecting Airflow Obstruction in the Mechanically Ventilated Patient
Lemyze and colleagues studied a simple bedside procedure for detecting expiratory airflow obstruction in intubated, mechanically ventilated patients. -
Abstract & Commentary: Perceived Inappropriateness of Care Among ICU Clinicians
This study was a survey of all the physicians and nurses working in 82 adult ICUs on a particular day in 2010. It was conducted by a study group of the Ethics Section of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, and the ICUs involved were in nine European countries plus Israel. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full January 16, 2012 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full January 16, 2012 Issue in PDF