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Abstract & Commentary: Mechanical Insufflation-Exsufflation and Prevention of Post-Extubation Respiratory Failure
This study from Portugal addresses an important gap in managing patients who have been extubated after an episode of acute respiratory failure facilitating the clearance of airway secretions to avoid the necessity of reintubation. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Pharmacology Watch: Does Aspirin Prevent Cancer?
In this issue: Aspirin and cancer prevention; rivaroxaban for pulmonary embolism; new rhinosinusitis practice guidelines; and FDA actions. -
Abstract & Commentary: ICU Bed Availability Appears to Influence Goals of Care but not Hospital Mortality
This study examined outcomes for 3494 adult patients who experienced clinical deterioration that triggered a medical emergency team (MET) activation over a 2-year period. -
Critical Care Alert May 2012 Issue in PDF
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Abstract & Commentary: Failure to Adhere to Evidence-Based Guidelines Worsens Outcomes: Support from a Large Study in Trauma Patients
Rice and colleagues report a secondary analysis of outcomes among trauma patients in relation to the degree to which the clinicians managing them adhered to a specified set of evidence-based guidelines. -
Emergency Medicine Reports August 13, 2012 Issue in PDF
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Syncope: The Ups and Downs
Case 1. Lily is a 23-year-old female nursing student who presented after losing consciousness. Lily was watching an EM nurse clean a wound for eventual suturing. -
ECG Review: Adenosine for a Wide Tachycardia?
Scenario: The 12-lead ECG shown above was obtained from a previously healthy 30-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with new-onset palpitations. No prior ECG was available for comparison. The patient was alert and hemodynamically stable at the time this tracing was recorded. What is the rhythm? Is this rhythm likely to respond to adenosine? -
Pharmacology Watch: FDA Approves First New Anti-Obesity Drug in Years
Lorcaserin for weight loss; statins and fatigue; treatment-resistant gonorrhea; hydrocodone classification changes; USPSTF recommendations; and FDA actions.