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Pharmacology Watch
Some women with DVT may stop warfarin after six months; Vytorin and cancer; preventing recurrent stroke; and FDA news. -
Full October 1, 2008 Issue in PDF
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Acute Back Pain
Back pain is a ubiquitous complaint in the primary care setting. The evaluation and management of these patients varies based on several risk factors for serious disease called the red flags of back pain. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Pharmacology Watch: Defining Diagnosis and Management of Prediabetes
In This Issue: Guidelines for prediabetes from The American College of Endocrinology; statins for the prevention of dementia? Possible help for women suffering from sexual side effects while on antidepressants; government incentives for electronic prescribing; FDA Actions. -
Special Feature: Does Intensivist Management Improve Patient Outcomes in The ICU? A New Study Suggests Otherwise
A large body of literature has developed over the last decade consistently showing improved outcomes with increased use of critical care physicians in the management of patients in the ICU. -
Should We Transfuse Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage?
Delayed ischemic insults are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). -
MRSA Screening in The ICU: Nares and Skin Are Not Enough
This prospective cohort study was carried out in a 30-bed medical-surgical ICU in London to determine whether culturing throat and rectal swabs would identify more cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization than just swabbing at keratinized skin carriage sites such as the anterior nares, perineum, and axillae. -
Surveillance for Ventilator-associated Pneumonia (VAP) Using Electronic Data Compared Closely with Clinician Detection
Using the criteria of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to detect ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is labor intensive and subjective. -
Full September 2008 Issue in PDF