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Can We Decrease ICU Labs and Chest X-Rays?
Routine laboratory tests (RLT) and chest radiographs (CXR) are a source of considerable expense in the care of ICU patients. -
Critical Care Alert July 2009 Issue in PDF
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Pharmacology Watch: Dual Antiplatelet Therapy? Consider H2 Blockers, not PPIs
In this issue: Clopidogrel and proton pump inhibitors; adverse events with tamsulosin after cataract surgery; new guidelines for persistent pain in the elderly; and FDA Actions. -
Pharmacology Watch
NSAIDs in the elderly; managing GI and CVD risk with NSAIDs; low-dose naltrexone and fibromyalgia; treating glucocorticoid-induced bone loss; FDA Actions. -
Artemether and Lumefan-trine Tablets (Coartem®)
The FDA has approved a new drug combination for acute, uncomplicated malaria infection. -
Colorectal Screening and Advancing Age
Advancing age was inversely related to the frequency of colorectal cancer screening, but even severe comorbidity did not seem to proportionally decrease colorectal cancer screening. -
Internal Medicine Alert: Full June 15, 2009 Issue in PDF
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ECG Review: And If the Patient Had Chest Pain?
The ECG above was obtained from a 62-year-old man with hypertension who was being seen in the office. How would you interpret this tracing if he had told you of some chest discomfort that he felt for the first time earlier that morning? -
Clinical Briefs By Louis Kuritzky, MD
Weight management issues continue to be problematic for persons with type 2 diabetes. -
Choosing a Fecal Occult Blood Test
Correlation of 6 different immunochemical qualitative fecal occult blood tests with colonoscopy findings showed wide variation in diagnostic performance.