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ARBs and cancer risk
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Folic acid and vitamin B12 for CAD
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CVD decreases with aggressive treatment
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full August 2, 2010 Issue in PDF
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full August 2, 2010 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Strangulation Injuries
You are on duty in the ED when the paramedics bring in a patient from the county jail who had tried to hang himself. When the patient arrives, you are told by the accompanying guard that the patient was found with a tightly twisted bedsheet around his neck and looped over the bedpost of the metal bunkbed. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full July 19, 2010 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Computed Tomography and Radiation: Weighing the Risks
Utilization of computed tomography (CT) scans has increased markedly in the past decades. It is estimated that more than 75 million scans are performed annually in the United States, compared to only 3 million in 1980. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full July 19, 2010 Issue in PDF
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Diarrhea vs. Death: You Decide
Early antibiotic administration was associated with reduced likelihood of death, mechanical ventilation, and readmission (but increased risk of Clostridium difficile infection) among patients hospitalized for acute exacerbations of COPD.