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Full October 31, 2005 Issue in PDF
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Emergency Ultrasound: Basic Trauma Training
Ultrasound utilizes frequencies well above the range of human hearing to penetrate and visualize structures in the body. While human hearing is generally in the range of 20-20,000 Hz (cycles/second), diagnostic ultrasound is typically in the range of 2-12 mega-hertz (MHz), or 2-12 million cycles per second. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Full November 2005 Issue in PDF
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Pharmacology Watch: Roche is Under Pressure Over Its Antiviral Drug Tamiflu
ACE Inhibitors or ARBs for Prediabetics?; Xigris is Approved for Severe Sepsis; ACE Inhibitors Inhibiting Aortic Valve Stenosis?; FDA Actions -
Pharmacology Watch: Beta-Blockers Therapy for the Treatment of Hypertension
Treatments for Acute Migraine; Statin Therapy for ACS Patients; The Correct Dosing for Onychomycosis; FDA Actions -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Full December 2005 Issue in PDF
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Pearls and Pitfalls of Pediatric Assessment: Secrets for Approaching Children in the Emergency Department
While children typically have a lower severity of illness than their adult counterparts during visits to the emergency department (ED), they also present with some of the most serious illnesses. Furthermore, there are a wide range of possible illnesses with potentially devastating outcomes for children. Unfortunately, the relative rarity of critically ill or injured children means that clinical experience potentially may be lacking or even atrophied over time. -
Full November 14, 2005 Issue in PDF