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Managing COPD with noninvasive ventilation following early extubation resulted in significant improvements in several patient-centered outcomes compared to current weaning practices.
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Interactive questioning, defined as how communication occurs during handovers, differed in ways that influenced message clarity when comparisons were made between those with more training (attending physicians, nurse practitioners) and less training (residents, staff nurses).
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The authors present an updated review of the use of tissue plasminogen activator in patients with acute ischemic stroke.
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This observational cohort study found that reduced ICU bed availability is associated with increased rates of ICU readmission as well as ward cardiac arrest if medical ICU beds were on shortage.
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Migraine is associated with multiple disorders, including irritable bowel syndrome, restless legs syndrome, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
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Dr. Gauthier reports she receives research support from EMD Serono, Biogen Idec, and Novartis Pharmaceuticals, and is on the speakers bureau for Biogen Idec and Teva Neurosciences.
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In a detailed clinical analysis of patients with fibromyalgia compared to normal controls, patients with fibromyalgia had significantly lower epidermal nerve fiber density in the distal leg skin biopsies, and distal hypesthesia, compared to normal controls.
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Lyme disease with CNS involvement may respond well to oral doxycycline therapy and intravenous antibiotics may not be necessary.
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In a large pooled database from seven AD clinical trials, the clinical features of early and late-onset AD were compared and contrasted.
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