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No need to hospitalize febrile immunosuppressed kids who are otherwise well
Key clinical point: If immunosuppressed children with fever are otherwise fine, they probably don’t need to be admitted.Major finding: Of 103...
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Known cardiac disease common in sports-related sudden cardiac arrest in men
Key clinical point: Educational and general population awareness approaches may potentially decrease the burden of sports-related SCA in middle-...
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Renal protective effect found for acetaminophen in ICU sepsis
Key clinical point: Acetaminophen might protect septic patients’ kidneys.Major finding: After 3 days, 18 septic ICU patients randomized to...
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Atypical presentation of anorexia in men can lead to missed diagnosis
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VIDEO: PTSD common in survivors of critical illness
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VIDEO: It's time to focus on less severe sepsis
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Home-based OSA testing beats lab-based testing on cost
Key clinical point: Patients did not have poor outcomes because they were evaluated in the home setting, or because treatment was initiated in the...
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PTSD symptoms a common complication of critical illness
Key clinical point: PTSD symptoms affect 25% or more of patients up to a year after a critical illness.Major finding: Among 429 survivors of...
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Less severe hospital sepsis is not being recognized in time
Key clinical point: Have a high index of suspicion for less severe sepsis at hospital admission.Major finding: About 56% of sepsis-related deaths...
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: MERS – What physicians need to know
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Statins don’t help, may harm in COPD, sepsis-associated ARDS
Key clinical point: Statins did not help, and possibly harmed, patients with moderate to severe COPD or sepsis-associated acute respiratory...