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Nasal High-Flow Oxygen Lowers Reintubation Rate
SYNOPSIS: Use of nasal high-flow oxygen was associated with better comfort, fewer desaturations and interface displacements, and a lower reintubation rate.
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The New Guidelines Put C. difficile on the Run
SYNOPSIS: Patients have decreased disease recurrence and mortality when physicians follow the IDSA/Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America guidelines for the treatment of C difficile infection.
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Survival after Laparoscopy in Women with Endometrial Cancer
Eltabbakh retrospectively reviewed women presenting with clinical stage I endometrial cancer (according to the 1988 FIGO staging) at the University of Vermont. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Full November 11, 2002, Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
MRC/BHF Heart Protection Study of Antioxidant Vitamin Supplementation in 20,536 High-Risk Individuals; Prolonged Erections Produced by Dihydrocodeine & Sildenafil; Effect of Magnesium Supplementation of Blood Pressure; Homocysteine-Lowering Therapy with Folic Acid, Vitamins, and Clinical Outcome after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; Effect of Cataract Surgery on Motor Vehicle Accidents in Older Adults; Inflammatory Biomarkers, Hormone Replacement Therapy, and Incident Coronary Heart Disease -
Pharmacology Watch: High-Dose Rofecoxib Confirmed Prothrombotic, Study Shows
Debate over the cardiovascular effects of COX-2 inhibitors has raged for more than a year since a special communication was published in JAMA last August suggesting an increase in cardiovascular events with rofecoxib (Vioxx). Now a large retrospect, the cohort study from the Tennessee Medicaid program seems to confirm the prothrombotic effects of rofecoxib, at least in high dose. -
When to Order a Sleep Study and How to Read the Report: Part II
Understanding the information provided in a sleep study report and knowing how to use it is crucial for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment. The combined information from the sleep history and the sleep report allows diagnosis of all sleep disorders. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement