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Full April 2003 Issue in PDF
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Assessing BIS Monitoring in Critical Care
Bispectral index (BIS) monitoring has received a generally favorable reception since its formal introduction at the American Association of Critical Care Nurses National Teaching Institute and Critical Care Exposition last spring. -
CDC Halts Frequent Ventilator Breathing Circuit Changes
In guidance that should spell millions of dollars saved for the nations hospitals, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is calling a halt to routine changes of ventilator breathing circuits. -
Urinary Tract Infection: Risk Stratification, Clinical Evaluation, and Evidence-Based Antibiotic Therapy
In the constantly shifting landscape of drug resistance, antibiotic options, and pharmacoeconomic considerations, urinary tract infection continues to be one of the most frequently diagnosed conditions in patients presenting to the emergency department. -
Emergency Medicine Specialty Reports - EMTALA Update: Current Practice and Future Impact
Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed several changes to EMTALA that attempt to clarify hospital and physician duties. Undoubtedly, this new legislation will have an impact upon the care of emergency patients and the emergency physicians caring for them. -
Full March 24, 2003, Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Pharmacology Watch: Smallpox Vaccination Guidelines Published by CDC
Smallpox Vaccination Guidelines Published by CDC; Nurses: Delay Vaccination Program; Viagra Effective for Depression Treatment; Finisteride/Doxazosin no Better than Placebo for Urinary Obstruction; Serevent Receives Dear Doctor Letter -
Organ Donation
The objective of this monograph is to provide an overview of the process of organ donation from consent until transplantation of the recovered organs into the selected recipients. -
Full March 1, 2003 Issue in PDF