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Early in my career as a respiratory therapist, we had an unusual piece of equipment in the ICU the Birdmobile. This distinctive piece of equipment was a souped-up walker with wheels, to which we added a Bird Mark 7 ventilator, oxygen tanks, and a seat.
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In this study examining both the attainment of nutritional goals and the incidence of complications related to enteral feeding, patients in the medical ICU of a university-affiliated tertiary hospital in Taiwan were randomized to nutritional support via nasoduodenal (ND) vs nasogastric (NG) tubes.
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In 2003, Burns and colleagues published a cochrane review of available studies examining the effects of early direct extubation to non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in adult patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation for acute respiratory failure.
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In this issue: Comparing blood pressure medications, determining optimal length of androgen-deprivation therapy, red yeast rice for LDL reduction, and FDA Actions.
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A recent case of a 17-year-old presenting with acute psychiatric symptoms and possible meningoencephalitis prompted examination of this review article on Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infection (PANDAS).
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On April 8, 2009, the fda approved the use of Coartem® tablets in the treatment of acute, uncomplicated malaria in adults and in children weighing at least 5 kg. Coartem® tablets contain 20 mg artemether and 120 mg lumefantrine, each of which is a blood schizonticide but with dissimilar modes of action.
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Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a flavivirus, is transmitted by rice field-breeding mosquitoes who have fed on wild birds, the natural hosts, and domestic pigs, which serve as amplifying hosts.
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In response to a published metanalysis that concluded that cefepime use was associated with excess mortality, on November 14, 2007, the FDA published an "Early Communication About an Ongoing Safety Review of Cefepime (marketed as Maxipime)."