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Controversies in Fluid Resuscitation
Remember when you first had the opportunity to write orders as a medical student? How careful and even deliberate you were? When it came to ordering intravenous fluids, how much thought you would give to the choice of fluid and the rate? -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full June 21, 2010 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full June 21, 2010 Issue in PDF
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Trauma Reports - Full July 2010 Issue in PDF
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Recent Advances in Wound Care
In the United States, wound care constitutes a large part of the care provided in any emergency department (ED). While many lacerations and traumatic injuries can be repaired easily, some require complex and time-consuming management. -
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports - Full July 2010 Issue in PDF
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Trauma Reports
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Common Orthopedic Injuries in the Pediatric ED
>Pediatric fractures are commonly encountered in the emergency department (ED). Approximately 50% of children will fracture a bone during childhood. The unique injury patterns, especially those involving the physis, require that clinicians have a complete and thorough understanding of appropriate diagnostic and management strategies to maximize a child's potential for an optimal outcome. -
Which Vasopressor Is Best in Patients with Shock?
This randomized, multicenter trial showed no differences in 28-day mortality in patients with shock who received either norepinephrine or dopamine, but did reveal a higher incidence of arrhythmia in the dopamine-treated group. -
Silent Pulmonary Emboli in Patients with DVT: Time to Screen?
Asymptomatic pulmonary embolism is quite common among patients with deep venous thrombosis. In many instances in these patients, the pulmonary emboli are located within the central pulmonary arteries.