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Trauma Reports
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Considerations in Pediatric Thoracic and Abdominal Trauma
Trauma is the single greatest cause of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric and adolescent populations. -
Trauma Reports - Full May 2010 Issue in PDF
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full April 12, 2010 Issue in PDF
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Common Diagnoses Become Difficult Diagnoses When Geriatric Patients Visit the Emergency Department: Part I
It is another busy night in the emergency department (ED), but you are managing to keep up with the tempo. However, the next chart in the rack is bound to slow your pace: It is an 83-year-old man with the chief complaint of "not feeling well." -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full April 12, 2010 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Do Silver-coated Endotracheal Tubes Affect VAP Mortality?
Endotracheal tubes (ETTs) coated with antimicrobial substances can reduce bacterial adhesion on the tube, block biofilm formation, and reduce bacterial burden in tracheal secretions. Various antimicrobial agents have been employed for this purpose. -
Acetazolamide Does Not Facilitate Weaning in Patients with COPD
This clinical study was carried out to test the hypothesis that acetazolamide (Diamox®) would correct metabolic alkalosis and facilitate weaning in intubated patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who had elevated serum bicarbonate and were alkalemic. -
Pharmacology Watch: Finding ACCORD in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes?
In this issue: Examining the three arms of the ACCORD trial; and FDA Actions: clopidogrel, dexlansoprazole, and tamsulosin. -
Can We Make Intubation a Safer Procedure for Patients?
Endotracheal intubation is a procedure fraught with multiple, potentially life-threatening complications.