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For patients who required > 48 hours of mechanical ventilation, daily routine chest radiographs and films obtained based on clinical indications produced similar outcomes.
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Health care workers are expected to practice without error, an ideal that in reality does not occur. In fact, errors occur more frequently that we would prefer.1-3 Because the likelihood of adverse events tends to increase with the severity of illness and complexity of care, the risk for errors is especially high in critical care settings.
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Most large hospitals today have dedicated icu nutritionists who make nutritional recommendations for every critically ill patient admitted.
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A generic form of paroxetine (PaxilGlaxoSmithKline) will soon be on the market. The drug marks the second SSRI antidepressant to go generic after fluoxetine (Prozac) last year.
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Two severely ill patients in the emergency department of your hospital need admission to intensive care, but only one bed is available. Who gets admitted first?
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Several excellent reviews have considered the advantages and disadvantages of popular diets, including those that feature dietary protein, but none has focused exclusively on a sample of best-seller diets, as enjoyed by the public. This article analyzes the claims of, scientific evidence for, and sustainability of 6 popular bestseller diets, along with their published recipes.
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The FDA has approved vardenafil (LevitraBayer and GlaxoSmithKline) for the treatment of erectile dysfunction in men.
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A Strategy to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease by More Than 80 Percent;
Pearly Penile Papules: Still No Reason for Uneasiness; The Epidemiology
of Major Depressive Disorder; Urinary Tetrahydroaldosterone as a Screen
for Aldosteronism; Finasteride and Prostate Cancer; Impermeable Bed
Covers in Patients with Allergic Rhinitis
