Emergency Medicine - Adult and Pediatric
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Immigrant Medicine: The Emergency Department Perspective, Part II - Commonly Encountered Diseases of Latin America, Asia, and Africa
The demographics of our foreign-born population have undergone a polar shift during the past 50 years. Europeans once made up the majority of new arrivals, but Asians and Latin Americans now predominate. Part II of this series will familiarize physicians with some of the infections and diseases specific to immigrants from particular regions of the world. -
Full February 24, 2003, Issue in PDF
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Managing a Winter Season Risk: Bronchiolitis in Children
Bronchiolitis is an acute lower respiratory tract infection caused by a virus, resulting in small airway obstruction. Although some classic symptomswheezing, hypoxia, and hyperinflationtypically are associated with bronchiolitis, many young infants may not have wheezing as part of their initial presentation. -
Full February 2003 Issue in PDF
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Current Strategies for Airway Management in the Trauma Patient
This article, the second of two parts, deals with the potentially disastrous situation in which either the patients airway presents a substantial challenge or standard intubation methods have failed. -
Full March 2003 Issue in PDF
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Immigrant Medicine - The Emergency Department Perspective Part I: Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Commonly Encountered Diseases
As the number of foreign-born individuals in the United States continues to grow, the emergency physician must be adept at handling the medical issues unique to this population. -
Hospital Handbook on Smallpox Vaccination
Thomson American Health Consultants offers the Hospital Handbook on Smallpox Vaccination, a facilitywide resource for the information you need about smallpox vaccination in most health care facilities. -
Full February 10, 2003, Issue in PDF
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Full January 27, 2003, Issue in PDF