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Only tamoxifen has enough evidence to be recommend for the prevention of breast cancer, and its use is limited to very high-risk women with a low risk of side effects.
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This study shows that intravenous amantadine is beneficial in reducing the pain of painful peripheral neuropathy, with an effect sustained for at least 1 week after an infusion.
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Azelaic acid gel has been approved for the treatment of mild-to-moderate rosacea. This naturally occurring saturated dicarboxylic acid is formulated in an aqueous gel formation for this indication.
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The ECG in the Figure was obtained from a 55-year-old man with a history of heart failure and emphysema. What might his echocardiogram show?
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Warfarin Effectively Prevents Venous Thromboembolism; Vitamin D Reduces
Osteoporotic Fractures; Adefovir Effective for Hepatitis B Treatment;
Ibuprofen/Aspirin Study Revisited; ACE Inhibitors Favored in Cardiovascular Care; Digoxin Dosing and Heart Failure
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With modern air transportation, severe malaria easily is transported worldwide during its two-week incubation period and can present in any American emergency department. To better define the clinical spectrum of severe malaria, Bruneel and colleagues studied 188 adults admitted to a 1200-bed teaching hospital in Paris between 1988 and 1999.
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If you are dealing with a packed emergency department and waiting room, and wondering why all the changes in the function of your department have not produced better throughput, this article is a must-read for you.
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The objective of this study was to investigate the ability of the visual analog scale to differentiate between patients with acute painful conditions desiring pain medication and those not desiring medication.
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Can the bispectral index monitor quantify altered level of consciousness in emergency department patients?
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Antipsychotic agents are a diverse class of drugs used to treat both psychiatric and nonpsychiatric conditions. This review will focus on the basic pharmacology, adverse effects, and toxicologic manifestations of the atypical antipsychotics.
