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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full April 25, 2011 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Vaginal Bleeding in the Nonpregnant Patient
Abnormal uterine bleeding affects females of all ages and is a common complaint in gynecologic practice. An estimated $1 billion annually is spent on direct costs for this diagnosis, with another $12 billion attributed to indirect costs such as health-related supplies and missed employment. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full April 25, 2011 Issue in PDF
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Neonatal Emergencies
The neonatal population (birth to 1 month of age) provides a unique and difficult challenge for diagnosis and treatment in the emergency department, and a systematic approach is critical to allow for rapid diagnosis and subsequent therapy in the setting of a potentially sick neonate. -
Pediatric Oncologic Emergencies
Although the diagnosis of cancer in childhood is relatively rare, with an annual incidence of 165 cases per million, -
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports - Full May 2011 Issue in PDF
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Trauma Reports Supplement
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Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports - Full April 2011 Issue in PDF
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Abstract & Commentary: Caregivers of Chronically Critically Ill Experience Distress and Lifestyle Restrictions up to 6 Months Regardless of Whether the Loved On
Chronically critically ill patients are projected to increase in number over the next 10 years. -
Abstract & Commentary: Do Serum Ionized Calcium Levels Matter in the ICU?
Although previous studies have suggested that hypocalcemia, a common problem in critical illness, is associated with increased mortality in ICU patients, and correction of hypocalcemia has been advocated to prevent neurologic and cardiovascular complications, the literature is still unclear as to the precise relationship between abnormal calcium levels both hypo- and hypercalcemia and ICU outcomes.