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Full February 2007 Issue in PDF
Evaluation and Management of Foot Pain in the Emergency Department
The foot is divided into three anatomic regions: the forefoot, made up of the fourteen phalanges and the five metatarsals; the midfoot, made up of the navicular, the cuboid, and the three cuneiforms (the medial, the middle, and the lateral); and the hindfoot, made up the talus and calcaneus.Full January 22, 2007 Issue in PDF
Dangerous Rashes
Dermatologic complaints are common presentations in the emergency department and the emergency physician should have a working knowledge of the most common of these complaints.Trauma Reports for January/February 2007
Full January 8, 2007 Issue in PDF
Preventing Nosocomial Infection in Cardiac Surgery by Topical Oro-Nasal Decontamination
Segers and colleagues of the University of Amsterdam conducted this randomized, double-blind clinical trial at a 480-bed community hospital that performs 1200 cardiac surgical procedures annually.Nurses Caring for Elders at Home Report More Errors at Work
This study reports findings from a sample of 393 nurses who completed a daily log book for 28 days by recording information about work hours, sleep/wake patterns, perceptions of fatigue and stress, and errors or near errors during work shifts.Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
Full January 2007 Issue in PDF