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ICU Patients’ Family Members Are at Risk for PTSD
During an 8-month period, azoulay and colleagues investigated the prevalence and correlates of post-traumatic stress in family members of critically ill patients in 21 French medical and surgical ICUs. -
Full July 2005 Issue in PDF
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Pharmacology Watch: Rifamixin for the Prevention of Traveler’s Diarrhea?
Erectile Dysfunction and Visual Disturbance; Mixed News on Statins; FDA Actions -
Facilitating Speech in the Patient With A Tracheostomy
A tracheostomy decreases the ability of the patient to communicate effectively. However, it is possible to restore voice in many patients with tracheostomy who are cognitively intact and free of laryngeal or pharyngeal dysfunction. -
Full July 2005 Issue in PDF
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Alzheimer’s Disease - A Review
Today, approximately 4 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease. It is estimated to rise to 7 million by 2010, and that number is expected to reach 14 million by the year 2050. -
Pharmacology Watch: Rifamixin for the Prevention of Traveler’s Diarrhea?
Rifamixin, a nonabsorbed oral antibiotic, is effective for preventing traveler's diarrhea, according to new research. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Pain management project includes hospital pathway
A quality improvement team that focused on ways clinicians could better manage patients’ pain developed a one-page clinical pathway that clearly shows what needs to be done. -
Palliative care and hospice pain experts provide best practice care guidelines
Hospices may be the leaders in pain management, but most could improve their efforts by following best practice guidelines and initiating a quality improvement process, several pain experts say.