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Should Aerosolized Antibiotics be Used to Treat Gram-Negative, Multidrug-Resistant, Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia?
Lu et al prospectively studied 165 patients with culture-confirmed (bronchoalveolar lavage samples), ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by either Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Acinetobacter baumannii. -
Problems with Pulse Oximetry in Screening for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Weaver and colleagues at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, conducted a prospective study to determine the false-positive rate of carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) measurements by pulse oximetry (SpCO) in patients presenting to the emergency department at this level one trauma center. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Pharmacology Watch: Aspirin Use and Age-Related Macular Degeneration
In this issue: Aspirin use and AMD risk; using NSAIDs and antihypertensive agents; and FDA actions. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full July 28, 2013 Issue in PDF
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Acute Severe Asthma
Asthma affects about 10% of children, and many of them experience exacerbations requiring treatment in the emergency department (ED). A minority of these acute episodes are severe and potentially fatal. Recognition of these patients is important so that aggressive therapy can be rapidly initiated. -
Hyponatremia
Hyponatremia is a commonly encountered electrolyte abnormality in the acute care setting. Abnormalities may range from mild to severe. -
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports - Full October 2013 Issue in PDF
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Common Overuse Injuries of the Pediatric Lower Extremity
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue complaints are the third most common chief complaint in the emergency department (ED), comprising nearly 20% of all ED visits.1 While the diagnosis and management of acute injuries are well delineated in the emergency medicine literature, pain from lower extremity overuse injuries is less commonly addressed. -
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports - Full March 2013 Issue in PDF