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Is Clot Burden on CT Angiogram Predictive of Mortality in Pulmonary Thromboembolism?
With pulmonary computed tomographic (CT) angiography increasingly used to diagnose acute pulmonary thromboembolism (PE), it has become commonplace to report not only the presence of clot when the study is positive, but also an estimate of the clot burden. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Full November 24, 2008 Issue in PDF
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Evaluation and Management of Blunt Trauma Patients in the Emergency Department
Victims of blunt trauma are frequently encountered in the emergency department (ED). Forty percent of all ED visits each year are attributed to injury, which equates to about 40 million ED visits annually. Additionally, approximately one-third of intensive care unit (ICU) admissions in the United States are trauma-related. -
Full November 11, 2008 Issue in PDF
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Trauma Reports for November/December 2008
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Bronchiolitis: Diagnosis and Treatment of an Increasingly Common Seasonal Presentation
Bronchiolitis is the most common lower respiratory tract disease in infants, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis is the leading cause of hospitalization in infants. -
Full November 1, 2008 Issue in PDF
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Full November 1, 2008 Issue in PDF
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Chronic Migraine: Recognition, Prevention, and Treatment
Increased migraine attack frequency and overuse of acute medication, especially barbiturates and opiates, are risk factors for the chronification of migraine, which occurs in up to 2% of individuals.