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A Short Written Message: Improved Satisfaction After Withdrawal of Life Support
The need to prepare families for withdrawal of life support is well known. However, the specific information needed to accomplish this goal is not well defined. -
Full November 2008 Issue in PDF
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Special Feature: Critical Care Management of the Patient with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is associated with high morbidity and mortality. -
"My Heart's Pounding and Skipping": Evaluation and Management of Palpitations in the Emergency Department
Well, after my erudite presentation, the attending, who happened to be a cardiologist trained in the pre-interventional era, sat back and said, "Son, remember the heart is not a chronometer." -
Full October 27, 2008 Issue in PDF
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Pharmacology Watch: Gender Differences with Anticoagulation Discontinuation
In this issue: Some women with DVT may stop warfarin after six months; Vytorin and cancer; preventing recurrent stroke; and FDA news. -
Special Feature: Therapeutic Hypothermia
The American Heart Association reports that there are approximately 310,000 annual cases of out-of-hospital (OOH) cardiac arrest. In 20-38% of these persons, the initial rhythm is ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia (vfib/tach). -
Full October 2008 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Effects of Clinical Trials on Mechanical Ventilation Practice
In 2002, esteban et al reported the results of an ambitious study, enrolling a prospective cohort of consecutive adult patients in 361 ICUs in 20 countries who received mechanical ventilation for more than 12 hours during the month of March 1998.