Emergency Medicine - Adult and Pediatric
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Insulin degludec in Phase 3 trials
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full April 25, 2011 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full April 25, 2011 Issue in PDF
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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. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Abstract & Commentary: Acute Respiratory Failure in Chronic Neuromuscular Diseases: ICU Management and Long-Term Outcomes
Flandreau and colleagues at the Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse in Lyon, France, report their experience with patients with chronic neuromuscular disease (CNMD) admitted to their 15-bed medical ICU because of acute respiratory failure (ARF). -
Abstract & Commentary: Effects of ICU Admission Delay on Patient Outcomes
Cardoso and colleagues at University Hospital in Londrina, Brazil, prospectively studied all patients who were admitted to their 17-bed, closed, general adult ICU during a 12-month period. -
Abstract & Commentary: Family Rounds in the ICU: A Means to Improve Family Satisfaction?
Communicating with family members in a manner that ensures satisfaction with the information received, assists in reducing distress, and supports decision making is challenging. -
Pharmacology Watch: Tiotropium for COPD — The New Standard?
In this issue: Anticholinergic drugs for COPD; pioglitazone for diabetes prevention; insulin degludec in Phase 3 trials; and FDA Actions. -
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.