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Left RightMorphine-ketamine combo effective for trauma analgesia in field
Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
1:26 | Posted on Jan 25, 2012 in Emergency Medicine, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily NewscastNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Administering ketamine after morphine is more effective than continuing morphine only for reducing pain in adults who have experienced significant out-of-hospital trauma, an Australian team reports in the Annals of...
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Serial change in troponin I aids in early diagnosis of MI
Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
1:55 | Posted on Dec 30, 2011 in
Cardiology, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Hospitalist, Pathology & Lab Medicine, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients presenting with chest pain, troponin I levels measured on admission and at 3 hours reliably rule out or rule in acute MI — whether measured with a high sensitivity assay or a standard contemporary assay, a German team reports in the Journal of the American...
Helium-oxygen therapy improves treatment of infants with bronchiolitis
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1:26 | Posted on Dec 9, 2011 in
Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Hospitalist, Pediatrics, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Infants seen in the emergency department with bronchiolitis have greater improvements over 4 hours when they receive helium-oxygen therapy rather than pure oxygen, according to a report in the December issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
“Our findings...
Not all STEMI patients should be transferred for PCI
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1:39 | Posted on Dec 7, 2011 in
Cardiology, Cardiology: Interventional, Emergency Medicine, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Delays in treatment may favor onsite fibrinolytic therapy over transfer for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in some patients who present with ST-segment-elevation myocardial intervention (STEMI) to hospitals lacking PCI capability, researchers say. “While...
Sublingual buprenorphine effective for acute fracture pain
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Dec 6, 2011
Rizatriptan safe, effective for migraine along with topiramate prophylaxis
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Nov 22, 2011
Signs and symptoms helpful but not diagnostic of Strep pharyngitis
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Nov 21, 2011
High orchiectomy rate in boys with testicular torsion
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Nov 2, 2011
Tranexamic acid saves lives following severe combat injury and hemorrhage
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Oct 21, 2011
Triple combo OTC analgesic relieves severe headache: study
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Oct 13, 2011
Prothrombin concentrate reverses rivaroxaban anticoagulation
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Oct 11, 2011
Extended drainage after pericardiocentesis reduces recurrence of tamponade
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Oct 7, 2011
Protocol makes MRI safe for some patients with pacemakers or ICDs
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Oct 4, 2011
Rapid rehydration in the ED an option for pediatric acute gastroenteritis
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Sep 30, 2011
Risk of serious falls similar with oxybutynin and tolterodine
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Sep 27, 2011
Treatment of stroke with tirofiban seen safe, may have benefits
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Sep 20, 2011
Undetectable high-sensitivity troponin on presentation rules out AMI
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Sep 16, 2011
Tibial intraosseous vascular access most reliable in out-of-hospital resuscitation
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Sep 13, 2011
Aspirin first for migraine regardless of pain intensity: report
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Sep 9, 2011
Sumatriptan/naproxen combo safe, effective for adolescent migraineurs
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Aug 23, 2011
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole questionable for pediatric soft-tissue infections
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Aug 17, 2011
Procalcitonin algorithms safely reduce antibiotic use
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Aug 12, 2011
Vasopressin during resuscitation may benefit asystolic patients in cardiac arrest
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Aug 9, 2011
Early fluids critical in preventing renal failure from hemolytic uremic syndrome
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Jul 28, 2011
Multidetector CT accurately diagnoses skeletal chest injuries after CPR
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Jul 26, 2011
Titrated supplemental oxygen best for resuscitating preterm infants
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Jul 14, 2011
Loading dose of clopidogrel safe in elderly MI patients
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Jul 12, 2011
Pulmonary disorders increased in AF patients taking amiodarone
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Jul 11, 2011
