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Piriformis Syndrome: A Review
Healthy skepticism is warranted before making or accepting a diagnosis of piriformis syndrome. -
Neurology Alert - Full September 1, 2009 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Save Your Time! Intelligently Streamlining the Neurological Exam
Tinel's test, flexion compression, and ulnar nerve palpation in patients with ulnar neuropathy must be interpreted with caution, but omitting them and saving time doesn't appear to impact diagnostically. -
'Doctor: Why Can't You Just Cut Out My Headache?'
Surgery may offer pain relief for selected patients with specific headache types, such as migraines with trigger sites and Chiari I malformation related headaches. -
Hospital Medicine Alert - Full September 1, 2009 Issue in PDF
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Use of Magnesium Sulfate as a Neuroprotector
Although still controversial, pooling of data from randomized trials suggests the neuroprotective benefit of magnesium sulfate in patients in preterm labor prior to 34 weeks of gestation. -
The Success of In-Hospital CPR in the Elderly
This paper describes the results of an epidemiologic survey of the results of in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in U.S. hospitals. -
Bleeding or Breathing? Rethinking Hospital Admission Orders
Patients who receive proton-pump inhibitors in the hospital are at increased risk for hospital-acquired pneumonia. -
Extubation to Non-invasive Ventilation for Weaning Reduces Mortality, Morbidity, and Length of Stay
This meta-analysis of 12 clinical trials in adult patients with acute respiratory failure showed that extubation directly to non-invasive ventilation before weaning would normally have been attempted decreases mortality, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and length of stay especially for patients with COPD.