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Intensive intervention using Advance Practice Nurses reduced the use of side rails on nursing home beds and lowered the rate of bed-related falls and injuries.
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Occipital nerve stimulation appears to decrease the cluster pain and attack frequency in most, but not all, patients with chronic drug-resistant cluster headaches.
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Hospital legends about the relative availability (or unavailability) of services/personnel on weekends vs weekdays often lead to jocularity about the wisdom of choosing one's day to be admitted to the hospital carefully!
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There is a surge of coronary deaths following influenza epidemics, which strengthens the importance of flu vaccinations for those at risk for cardiovascular events.
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High dose PPI infusion prior to endoscopy accelerated resolution of the signs of ulcer bleeding and significantly reduced the need for endoscopic hemostasis therapy.
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Quinolone-resistant neisseria gonorrhea (QRNG) continues to spread with alarming frequency across the United States. Quinolones were first recommended for the treatment of GC by the CDC in 1986.
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The FDA has approved a new combination product for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Sitagliptin, the recently approved dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor is combined with metformin in two different dose configurations. Sitagliptin/metformin is marketed by Merck & Co., Inc as Janumet.
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Today's emergency physicians may find themselves responsible for initiating, sustaining, and even weaning patients on mechanical ventilation. This review will assist the emergency physician in providing quality respiratory support to these critically ill patients.
