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Carbon Monoxide Toxicity in the Elderly
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment is generally considered the optimum treatment resource for carbon monoxide toxicity, although a Cochrane review did not confirm the superiority of hyperbaric oxygen over treatment with normobaric oxygen.
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The Borderline Personality Disorder and Its Paradoxical Association with Pain
Borderline personality disorder is a striking personality dysfunction characterized by inherent difficulties with self-regulation as well as chronic self-destructive behavior.
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Right Heart Protective Ventilation Strategies
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: Right ventricle performance is vulnerable to the effects of both pulmonary disease and positive pressure ventilation.
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“It’s the ethics police!” Put a stop to outdated perceptions of clinical ethics consults
There is a pervasive misconception that our primary focus is to find what is ethically inappropriate, and assign blame or fault,” says Adam Pena, MA, an instructor at Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy in Houston.
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Reality check needed: Many unaware of limitations of life-sustaining treatments
Family members of patients generally overestimate the potential benefit of life-sustaining treatments in the ICU, according to Paul Hutchison, MD, MA, assistant professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine.
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Residents struggle with talking about resuscitation preferences, even with training
Training improved resident-led code status discussions in some ways but not others, according to a recent study.
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NIOSH, OSHA create respiratory protection tools
The Joint Commission develops a monograph on respiratory protection. -
Clinical Briefs
This article covers the following topics: the saga of homocysteine and vasculopathy; roflumilast for acute exacerbations in COPD; and treatment of OSA reduces risk of repeat revascularization after PCI.
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FDA issues proposed rule to address data gaps for active ingredients in healthcare antiseptics
FDA recommends that healthcare personnel continue to use these products consistent with infection control guidelines while additional data are gathered. -
Report offers recommendations for central ethical issues involving neuroscience
A new report on neuroscience and ethics from The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues offers recommendations involving cognitive enhancement, consent capacity, and neuroscience and the legal system.