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Here are details of the recently approved agreement that is designed to give all Medicare beneficiaries access to prescription drug coverage. Most of these details are provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Asthma affects nearly 18 million individuals in the United States. Prevention and reduction of asthma exacerbations are important goals of asthma management.
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In the 2003 recommendations for management of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in immunocompetent adults, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) in Alexandria, VA, has issued suggestions for initial empiric therapy.
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Pediatric rule legislation passes Congress; Aggressive atorvastatin therapy halts progression of atherosclerosis; New indications for valganciclovir HCl tablets; Aventis warns of hepatic injury reports with leflunomide (Arava); Seniors most vulnerable to hospital medication errors
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Pharmacists may expect their patients to switch to less expensive drugs when their copayments increase dramatically. A recent study,
however, suggests that some patients may stop taking their important medications altogether.
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"EMTALA: The Essential Guide to Compliance" from Thomson American Health Consultants, publisher of Emergency Medicine Reports, explains how the changes to EMTALA will affect emergency departments and off-campus clinics.
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The emergency physician is faced with a wide variety of acute respiratory emergencies in daily practice. Noninvasive ventilation (NIV), a means of delivering positive pressure ventilation without the use of an endotracheal tube, is a powerful therapeutic tool in the hands of an informed physician. This article will delineate the physiology of NIV. It will provide guidelines for initiation, weaning, and possible complications of NIV. It also will highlight current research in the topic.
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Emergency department physicians must be vigilant to accurately assess,
rapidly stabilize, and appropriately transport a severely injured
patient to the level of trauma care the patient requires. Instead of
viewing missed injuries as occurrences that result from inexperience or
incompetence, strategies to minimize the occurrence of missed injuries
and the resulting consequences are needed. All aspects of a trauma
system must work together to improve patient care.
