Rheumatologic and autoimmune disease patients often present with very complex manifestations that can be confusing and challenging to accurately diagnose. Clinicians increasingly depend on both common and arcane laboratory testing to facilitate arriving at a confident final diagnosis, even though most diagnoses are made through thorough history taking and careful physical examination.
Evidence-based updates in primary care medicine By Louis Kuritzky, MD
In mechanically ventilated ICU patients, availability of music via headphones resulted in a greater reduction in anxiety and sedation exposure.
In this study, closed-loop, titrated pressure support ventilation was associated with a significantly shorter time course until patients passed a spontaneous breathing trial and were successfully extubated compared to a standardized weaning protocol.
