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Do I Smell a Rat — Smelling TB?
As reported in 2003, the world bank began funding a project to train giant pouched Gambian rats to sniff out tuberculosis (TB) in sputum specimens in sub-Saharan Africa. Rats have been successfully trained to target landmines, and using a similar training/reward technique, pilot data suggested that rats could be trained to detect TB in respiratory specimens. -
Is Vitamin D Important in the Prevention of Dementia?
Severe Vitamin D deficiency appears to worsen dementia and supplementation may be beneficial. -
Internal Medicine Alert - Full March 15, 2011 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs by Louis Kuritzky, MD
The treatment of atopic dermati-tis (ATD) usually is initiated with topical steroids (TPS). Because ATD is a chronic remitting and relapsing disorder and may occupy a large cutaneous area, exposure to TPS can be extensive. -
Physician Communication Practices: Analysis Using Simulation-based Case Content
An encounter with a critically ill simulated "patient" was used successfully to analyze the communication skills of experienced physicians and identify areas for improving communication behaviors. -
Buckle Up — and Get at Least 7 Hours of Sleep Before You Drive
In a representative sample of Americans, about a third reported getting less than 7 hours of sleep on average, about half reported snoring, and nearly 5% reported falling asleep while driving in the past month. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full February 28, 2011 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full February 28, 2011 Issue in PDF
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Advanced Emergency Ultrasound Applications
You are nearing the end of a busy shift in your emergency department (ED) when pre-hospital providers arrive with your next patient. They bring in a 69-year-old male with a chief complaint of headache and chest pain. Emergency medical services (EMS) activated him as a "code STEMI" in the field. He is hypertensive, diaphoretic, and complaining of a headache and chest pain on arrival. -
Pharmacology Watch - Full March 2011 Issue in PDF