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Tick-borne Illness: Evaluation and Management in the Emergency Department: Part II
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is most common in the southeastern United States despite its name. It presents with headache, fever, myalgias, and a vasculitic rash that may involve the palms and soles. -
Maxillofacial Trauma: Critical Aspects of Management
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Levodopa-Carbidopa Intraintestinal Infusion: Benefits in Advanced Parkinson's Disease
In this 12-week, randomized, double-blind and double-dummy trial, intrajejunal infusion of levodopa-carbidopa gel decreased "off" time by almost 2 hours more than oral levodopa-carbidopa in individuals with Parkinson's disease suffering motor fluctuations. -
Thymectomy for Juvenile Myasthenia
Although never confirmed in a randomized clinical trial, thymectomy appears to be efficacious in children with antibody-positive myasthenia gravis. -
Stroke Alert: A Review of Current Clinical Stroke Literature
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Can Measuring Iron in MS Provide Insight into Disease?
In a large histopathological study, the distribution of nonheme iron and the expression of iron-related proteins in multiple sclerosis (MS) brains were compared to controls. -
Demyelination and Deoxygenation?
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Obesity in Trauma Care
MONOGRAPH: The authors review the implications of obesity for acute care physicians who manage trauma.
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Practical Management of the Suicidal Patient in the Emergency Department
Recently The Joint Commission created a new standard, which calls for the identification of ED patients who are suicidal. This is based, in part, on the fact that a significant proportion of patients who die by suicide are seen in the ED in the months prior to their suicide. However, many of these patients are seen for non-mental health reasons.