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The incredibly potent anthrax powder used in the bioterrorist attacks of 2001 could have killed thousands of people if the terrorist had simply placed an open container of the finely ground powder near the air intake system of a large building or skyscraper, a top federal advisor on bioterrorism said recently.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded approximately $9 million in new grants to enhance biodefense and emerging infectious diseases research in the United States.
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Pushed by an unprecedented scientific revolution, the future may yield biologically engineered weapons worse than any disease known to man, a report by the CIA concluded.
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To improve patient survival, the emergency physician (EP) must be knowledgeable about current concepts and controversies in the management of patients in shock. No longer can one simply rely on the presence of traditional clinical markers of shock to make the diagnosis. New and innovative monitoring techniques, as well as continually evolving treatment algorithms, are at the forefront of shock research. This article will educate and update the EP on current and future trends in the management of patients in shock. Equipped with this information, the EP more effectively can identify patients in shock, administer the latest evidence-based treatment, and ultimately improve patient outcome.
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End-of-life care may be the most difficult subject youll take up with your clients, but youll be doing them a big disservice if you dont discuss it.
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When case managers at Highmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield bring up advance directives with their patients, they are well prepared.
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Traditional disease management programs that help patients manage their diseases after they become costly are like arriving at the scene of an accident that has already happened, John Palumbo asserts.
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Hospital case managers routinely face what I call the Bermuda Triangle of case management ethics. The top of the triangle is the clinical concern, encompassing the medical and treatment needs of the patient. On the right are the financial concerns, and on the left are the legal and ethical issues. In the middle of this triangle is the patient.
