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Trauma Reports for March/April 2007
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Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding in Adolescents
It is very common for adolescent females to present with menstrual irregularities and differentiating normal variations from life-threatening problems is critical to the emergency department physician. -
Full February 19, 2007 Issue in PDF
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Anticoagulation and Thrombolytic Therapy in the Emergency Department: Part I
Emergency physicians deal with anticoagulation on a daily basis. We have all dealt with the bleeding patient on anticoagulants. -
Full March 2007 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Pharmacology Watch: Higher HDL Cholesterol in Statin Therapy, Key to Slowing Atherosclerosis?
Citalopram Useful for Depression in CDA Patients;; When to Stop Anticoagulation Before Surgery?;; Drug Warnings: Ranibizumab and Bevacizumab;; Growth Hormone Treatment, More Harm Than Good;; FDA Actions -
Special Feature: Patient-Ventilator Dys-Synchrony During Lung Protective Ventilation
In 2000, the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network (ARDSnet) reported an unprecedented low mortality for ARDS patients ventilated with a tidal volume of 6 mL/kg of predicted body weight (and a plateau pressure ¡Ü30 cm H2O) compared to a tidal volume of 12 mL/kg. -
Diagnosing VAP: Less is More
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is a major nosocomial infection associated with increased morbidity and perhaps with some attributable mortality. There has been great controversy as to which is the best practical strategy to diagnose and treat VAP. -
Dealing with ICU Delirium
Ouimet and colleagues at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital in Montreal studied 820 consecutive patients admitted to their mixed medical-surgical ICU to determine the incidence of delirium, factors associated with it, and its clinical consequences. The patients were adults who stayed in the ICU more than 24 hours and survived for at least 1 day.