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The emergence of maternal DNA testing for fetal an-euploidies has necessitated a rethinking of our standard screening protocols. With reasonable accuracy, a single blood test can now rule out fetal trisomy 21, 18, and 13, in addition to sex chromosome abnormalities such as Turner syndrome.
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In survivors of critical illness with documented cognitive impairment at discharge, commonly used cognitive screening tests do not predict which of these patients will experience long-term cognitive impairment.
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Investigators of the stroke arrhythmia monitoring Database in Erlangen, Germany, performed continuous telemetric cardiac rhythm monitoring on 501 acute stroke patients admitted to their stroke unit.
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A history of cancer in a patient with ischemic stroke often raises additional concerns for the clinician, including assessment of cancer activity, as well as possible thrombophilias. The use of thrombolytic agents is also controversial in patients with active cancers.
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Family members who received a diary written during their family members ICU admission had lower levels of symptoms related to post-traumatic stress disorder.
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In the first report (Newland et al), a quasi-experimental study with a control group (also known as a nonrandomized, postintervention design) was performed from 20042010 to determine the impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) implemented in March 2008 in a tertiary care childrens hospital that was based on prospective-audit-with-feedback. The control group included 25 childrens hospitals.
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Zolpidem and risk of falls; AVR and anticoagulation; statins in cancer patients; and FDA actions.
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In this single-center, prospective study, median duration of antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) decreased from 10 to 7 days with an antibiotic stewardship program that included education and prospective feedback to the managing team.
