Emergency Medicine - Adult and Pediatric
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Nutritional Support in the ICU
Nutritional support is an essential component of caring for critically ill patients. -
Physicians’ Own Beliefs on Goals of Care Strongly Influence Presentation of Comfort Care Option to Patient Surrogates
This study conducted in five ICUs at two academic hospitals in San Francisco sought to describe how comfort care is presented to surrogates and if physicians beliefs on whether life support should be withdrawn are associated with the option of comfort care being presented. -
Threshold Vital Sign Abnormalities as Triggers for Rapid Response Activation
Fagan and colleagues at Denver Health Medical Center examined electronic data collected on all adult patients who generated a medical surgical acute-care room charge during a recent 6-month period and remained on the ward for at least 24 hours. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Rapid Response Teams: Evidence of a Broader Impact that Influences Morale and Nursing Workload
In this study, the authors sought to elicit perceptions of the impact of a rapid response team (RRT) by interviewing care providers. -
Pharmacology Watch: Zolpidem and Risk of Falls in Hospitalized Patients
In this issue: Zolpidem and risk of falls; AVR and anticoagulation; statins in cancer patients; and FDA actions. -
Does chelation therapy work?
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Chlorthalidone for hypertension
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Statins and renal function
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Pharmacology Watch - Full May 2013 Issue in PDF