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Increasing evidence suggests that proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may attenuate the effect of clopidogrel on platelet aggregation.
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What is the best dose of aspirin for patients taking dual therapy with clopidogrel to prevent cardiovascular events?
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Modafinil (Provigil®) is a wake-promoting medication used to treat narcolepsy and other sleep disorders.
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The FDA is requiring the manufacturers of metoclopramide (Reglan®) include a boxed warning on their labeling regarding the risk of long-term or high-dose use and tardive dyskinesia.
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By simplest definition, shock is a state of inadequate substrate delivery at the cellular level.
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The credibility of "dueling experts" testifying before a jury often determines the outcome of a lawsuit alleging malpractice by an emergency physician, but in fact, expert witnesses typically get involved weeks before a case is even filed.
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Historically, emergency department (ED) triage was rarely a high-risk issue for hospitals, primarily because short waiting times resulted in all patients being seen quickly by the emergency physicians. Today, the combination of overcrowding, markedly prolonged waiting times, increasing numbers of patients leaving the ED before examination, the nursing shortage, diminishing financial support, and federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) mandates make triage a very dangerous encounter for the patient and a fertile source of litigation against providers.
