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Should Thrombolytic Therapy Be Used in Patients Older Than Age 80?
The results of this study underline the uncertainty regarding the risk/benefit ratio of rtPA treatment in acute stroke in patients older than 80 years of age. -
Factors for Treatment Outcome in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Bronchitis
The number of previous acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECBs) and the baseline FEV1 level are potent prognostic factors of the short- and long-term outcomes of AECB. -
Full June 1, 2006 Issue in PDF
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What the PCP Should Know about National Quality Initiatives—For the Hospital and the Office
"As many as 98,000 deaths per year are due to errors in hospital care.1" ... "A RAND Health study found that only 54.9% of patients received recommended care.2" -
Pharmacology Watch
Do long-acting beta agonist inhalers increase the severity of asthma? Yes, according to the results from a large meta-analysis recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Full August 1, 2006 Issue in PDF
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Use of Corticosteroids in Persistent ARDS
Corticosteroids have been studied in various phases in the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), which is characterized by an inflammatory injury to the lung resulting in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. Four trials of steroids in early ARDS failed to show any improvement. -
Does Early Enteral Feeding Improve Outcomes in Medical ICU Patients?
Artinian and colleagues performed a retrospective analysis on a large prospectively acquired database from ICUs across the United States to examine the effect of initiating early enteral feeding on outcomes in non-surgical, mechanically ventilated ICU patients. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement