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How Can We Prevent Functional Deterioration in the Hospitalized Elderly?
I work in a long-term care setting and we often find that after a resident is hospitalized, they suffer setbacks in mobility and functional status. Can anything be done to prevent this?
Expert Viewpoint, May 13, 2008
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Cost-Effective Care a Phone Call Away: A Nurse-managed Telephonic Program for Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
Learn more about this CHF telephonic program to reduce readmission, length of stay, and cost.
Journal Article, May 13, 2008
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What Is the Diagnosis of This ECG?
What clinical diagnosis can be made from this ECG tracing?
Clinical Case, May 13, 2008
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The Current State of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli in North America
Resistance within gram-negative bacilli continues to rise, occasionally creating situations in which few or no effective antibiotics are available.
Journal Article, May 13, 2008
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Why the NIH Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT) Should Be Abandoned
The $30 million, NIH Phase 3 Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT) exposes subjects to a risky method that is known to be ineffective. The TACT should be abandoned and its origins investigated.
Article, May 13, 2008
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Propofol-Related Infusion Syndrome in Intensive Care Patients
Is this potentially fatal adverse drug event preventable?
Journal Article, May 12, 2008
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Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Setting in Adults With Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (EXPRESS)
Do different applications of positive end-expiratory pressure improve survival and/or reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation?
Expert Viewpoint, May 12, 2008
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Hot Topic: Epidemiology of Invasive Infections Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the United States
A discussion of a study that supplies important new information on the changing epidemiology of invasive MRSA infections.
Journal Article, May 9, 2008
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Icyou: How Social Media Is the New Resource for Online Health Information
Prerna Mona Khanna, MD, MPH, Medical Editor, Icyou.com, Charleston, South Carolina, describes another promising use of the health Internet.
Expert Viewpoint, May 9, 2008
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A Closer Look at Pressure Ulcers
A new Medicare rule going into effect late in 2008 will make the assessment, staging, and prevention of pressure ulcers more important than ever -- how will this affect you?
Article, May 9, 2008
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CME/CE
Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm
An update on exercise-induced bronchospasm from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2008 Annual Meeting.
Conference Coverage, May 8, 2008
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CME/CE
Current Research Initiatives in Asthma
An update on new research initiatives in asthma from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2008 Annual Meeting.
Conference Coverage, May 8, 2008
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Clopidogrel Preload Prior to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: The ARMYDA-4 and ARMYDA-5 Trials
TCT 2007: Does clopidogrel pretreatment improve outcomes and decrease platelet aggregation in a broad spectrum of patients?
Conference Coverage, May 8, 2008
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Trends in Acute Reperfusion Therapy for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction From 1999 to 2006: We Are Getting Better But We Have Got a Long Way to Go
Although hospital mortality and delays to fibrinolytic reperfusion have improved, over 40% of patients reperfused still receive it outside the time window recommended.
Journal Article, May 8, 2008
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CME/CE
Highlights of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2008 Annual Meeting
Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments on exercise-induced asthma, new research initiatives in asthma, and more from AAAAI 2008.
Conference Coverage, May 8, 2008
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Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Update for Emergency Physicians
Subarachnoid hemorrhage and new treatment strategies are reviewed.
Journal Article, May 7, 2008
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CME
A 33-year-old Woman with Sudden-Onset Severe Headache and Vomiting
A 33-year-old woman presents to the ED with a severe headache, associated vomiting, blurred vision, and weakness in her left leg. She states that it is the worst headache of her life, and it is worsening despite her use of acetaminophen. She has a 4-year history of oral contraceptive use. Her pupils show a slightly sluggish reaction to light, and bilateral papilledema is noted on the funduscopic examination. A magnetic resonance venogram (MRV) is taken. What is the diagnosis?
Clinical Case, May 7, 2008
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Pharmacovigilance in Nephrology
Recent controversies about heparin contamination from China and ESA adverse effects raise questions about drug safety and FDA oversight.
Expert Viewpoint, May 6, 2008
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Improvement of Glucose Control in the Intensive Care Unit: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration Study
Can use of glucose control protocol lead to decreased median blood glucose levels and to longer periods of normoglycemia in the ICU?
Journal Article, May 6, 2008
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Inelastic Compression Legging Produces Gradient Compression and Significantly Higher Skin Surface Pressures Compared with an Elastic Compression Stocking
Compression therapy is the "gold standard", but what's the best approach?
Journal Article, May 5, 2008
