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Wrist Injuries
Just a wrist sprain? After reading this issue, you may want to look at that X-ray again. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full November 21, 2011 Issue in PDF
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Patient Outcomes After Failed Extubation
Failed extubation is more likely to occur in elderly patients with underlying chronic cardiac or pulmonary disease, and patients in whom it occurs have substantially worse clinical outcomes than those who do not require reintubation. -
Secondary Prevention of Postherpetic Neuralgia
Adding gabapentin to valacyclovir early in the treatment of acute herpes zoster may reduce the incidence of postherpetic neuralgia. -
Candida Chorioretinitis and Endophthalmitis
While 16% of patients with candidemia had possible or probable ocular involvement, only 6 of 370 (1.6%) developed endophthalmitis. -
New Oral Anticoagulant for Atrial Fibrillation
This report is from the ARISTOTLE trial, which was just reported at the recent European Society of Cardiology meeting in Paris. -
Risk of Cardiac Events After Surgery
Perioperative cardiac events are the leading cause of surgical mortality. -
Hospital Medicine Alert - Full November 2011 Issue in PDF
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Pediatric Appendicitis
Abdominal pain is an exceedingly common presentation in the emergency department. Every clinician fears missing the diagnosis of appendicitis. Children are particularly challenging since appendicitis is less common, and the history and physical may be subtle. The diagnostic use of CT is not without its risks and must be balanced against the potential risk of appendicitis in each individual patient. This article provides a comprehensive review of appendicitis in children. -
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports - Full November 2011 Issue in PDF