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Niacin may not be effective in preventing cardiovascular disease.
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A wide variety of resources have been developed over the last several years, primarily Internet-based, to assist the critical care provider in managing patients in the ICU.
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The purpose of this prospective, observational study was to report on the feasibility and safety of limiting sedation throughout a patient's ICU stay.
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In this issue: Two new drugs for treatment of hepatitis C; NSAIDs and myocardial infarction risk; AIM-HIGH clinical trial stopped; and FDA actions.
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Current guidelines for the use of emergency oxygen recommend its judicious use in patients with obesity-associated hypoventilation (OAH) in order to avoid worsening hypercarbia, but these guidelines have largely been based on anecdotal clinical experience rather than systematically collected evidence.
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In this study of a large administrative database, the incidence of selected complications in patients diagnosed with sleep apnea (SA) was compared to that in patients undergoing similar surgical procedures who were not diagnosed with SA.
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After a controversial court opinion and a highly charged emotional trial, a federal jury in Maine awarded Lorraine Morin $50,000 in compensatory damages and $150,000 in punitive damages against Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) for failure to stabilize her prior to discharging her from the emergency department (ED) after a second-trimester miscarriage.
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All members of the ED staff, including physicians, residents, interns, and nurses, are mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect, says Robert D. Kreisman, a medical malpractice attorney with Kreisman Law Offices in Chicago.
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