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Are Routine Daily Chest X-Rays Justifiable in The ICU?

Graat and colleagues at the University of Amsterdam in The Netherlands conducted this prospective study to determine the impact of discontinuing daily chest radiographs in the ICU.

Pharmacology Watch: Which Inhaler Combination is Best for COPD Treatment?

First Antihypertensive Drug Approved in Last 10 Years: Aliskiren; Alternate Treatment for Osteoporosis; Roche's Oseltamivir: Scrutiny, Bird Flu, and New Drug Applications; FDA Actions

Adverse Physiologic Effects of Lateral Steep Position in Acute Respiratory Failure

In this study, investigators from the combined medical-surgical ICU at Vienna General Hospital in Austria determined the physiologic effects of lateral rotation therapy in 12 consecutive patients with acute lung injury (ALI) or the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

Special Feature: Detecting and Preventing Substance Abuse in Health Care Professionals

Problems resulting from substance abuse can impact care provided in any health care setting, including the care of critically ill patients. Ideally, an impaired provider will be recognized early and assisted to accept treatment before patient care is compromised.

Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement

Full April 2007 Issue in PDF

Borderline Personality: Somatic Presentations in the Primary Care Setting

Clinicians are typically introduced to the academic phenomenon of borderline personality disorder (BPD) during their psychiatric rotations in medical school.