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Etomidate is a commonly used anesthetic induction agent in the emergency department. Its predictable dosing and favorable hemodynamic profile make it an appropriately popular choice to use as part of a rapid sequence induction cocktail.
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The purpose of this study was to determine if middle cerebral artery flow velocity could be augmented by simple head-of-the-bed (HOB) positioning during acute stroke while avoiding arterial flow compromise as might occur with an increase in intracranial pressure (ICP).
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The electrocardiogram (ECG) in the Figure was obtained from a 60-year-old man with a history of two prior myocardial infarctions. His most recent infarction was 8 months earlier, and was remarkable for an extended course complicated by severe heart failure.
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Promising New Weight Loss Drug?; Treating Shift-Work Disorder; Another Flu Vaccine Shortage?; FDA Actions.
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Has your office telephone been ringing with questions from patients following a recent media report that the death rate for the transdermal contraceptive (Ortho Evra, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Raritan, NJ) is three times that expected for oral contraceptives?
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If emergency contraception (EC) is made available over the counter (OTC) in the United States, will it lead to more unprotected sex and increased use? Results from a just-published analysis of British use of the drug indicates that it will not.
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How do you initiate mini-pills in a lactating woman who specifies such pill use for contraception?
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