Thrombophilia screening
A young patient presents with pulmonary embolism. Should you send blood to the lab for a thrombophilia screen? What if […]
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Acute care of the medically sick adult
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Expiratory vs inspiratory films affects interpretation of pneumothorax guidelines
Radiographs of 49 spontaneous pneumothoraces were studied, showing that in the expiratory films, pneumothoraces were on average 9% larger. When […]
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Subarachnoid haemorrhage guidelines
Guidelines on Subarachnoid Haemorrhage are available from the American Heart Association / American Stroke Association. Most of the summaries are […]
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80 lead ECG increases AMI detection – so what?
The 80-lead ECG is more sensitive than a 12 lead ECG for detecting infarcts in the posterior, right, inferior, and […]
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Levosimendan in beta blocker overdose
Not a human study, but toxicology RCTS rarely are… Levosimendan – a calcium sensitiser with inotropic properties, was superior to […]
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ABCD2 evaluated
Investigators evaluated in admitted patients with transient ischemic attack, the accuracy of the ABCD2 (age [A], blood pressure [B], clinical […]
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Venous thromboembolism – UK guidelines
New NICE guidelines for England and Wales Venous thromboembolism – reducing the risk: quick reference guide
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Asthma guidelines (in pregnancy) 2009 revision
A reminder of the British Thoracic Society guidelines on the management of asthma, revised June 2009
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Asthma guidelines (adult) 2009 revision
A reminder of the British Thoracic Society guidelines on the management of asthma, revised June 2009
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Heliox in COPD exacerbation
A 65:35 helium-oxygen mix was compared with 35% oxygen in air in patients with COPD exacerbations requiring non-invasive ventilation. In […]