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Ultrasound in the ED in PDF
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Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports - Full September 2011 Issue in PDF
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Pediatric Eye Infections
Eye infections are common among emergency department (ED) pediatric patients and can lead to significant morbidity if not properly managed. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full August 15, 2011 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full August 15, 2011 Issue in PDF
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Complications of Tubes and Lines: Part II
This is the second part of our two-part series on complications of tubes and lines. This issue deals with nephrostomy and enterostomy tubes and urinary catheters. It offers straightforward advice about these frequent problems. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full September 26, 2011 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Sleep Apnea and Perioperative Complications After Noncardiac Surgery
In a population-based study using hospital discharge diagnosis codes, patients with sleep apnea who underwent knee arthroplasty or open abdominal procedures were more likely to require invasive mechanical ventilation and to be diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia or ARDS than were matched patients without sleep apnea. Knee-replacement patients, but not those undergoing laparotomy, also were more likely to be diagnosed with pulmonary embolism. -
Hospital Medicine Alert - Full August 2011 Issue in PDF
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Proton Pump Inhibitors and Clopidogrel
Proton pump inhibitor use in clopidogrel-treated post-percutaneous coronary intervention patients was not associated with an increased risk of all-cause death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, repeat revascularization, or major adverse cardiovascular events.