Critical Care Alert – December 1, 2005

December 1, 2005

• NPPV in Acutely Ill COPD Patients with Varying Levels of Consciousness

  In this study, scala and colleagues compared the clinical outcomes of patients with acute respiratory failure due to COPD exacerbations and different degrees of altered levels of consciousness.

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• Is ICU Care Appropriate for the Very Elderly?

  Investigators at the university of amsterdam performed an extensive review of articles, retrieved via Medline, that reported ICU outcomes in very elderly patients.

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• Special Feature: Critical Illness Polyneuromyopathy: Risk Factors and Clinical Consequences

  More than 20 years ago, case reports appeared in the literature describing a neuromuscular abnormality that developed as a consequence of critical illness.

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• Pharmacology Watch: Beta-Blockers Therapy for the Treatment of Hypertension

  Treatments for Acute Migraine; Statin Therapy for ACS Patients; The Correct Dosing for Onychomycosis; FDA Actions

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• Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement

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