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Prognostic scores helpful in subset of COPD patients
LOS ANGELES – The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score and the Glasgow Coma Scale are simple, accurate tools for risk stratification of...
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Fatal measles complication occurs more often than realized
A fatal complication of measles known as subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, or SSPE, can develop years after measles infection and appears to...
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New trials address unresolved issues in endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke
A wide variety of clinical trials are underway or are planned to address a variety of unresolved issues in endovascular therapy for acute ischemic...
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Fluid administration in sepsis did not increase need for dialysis
Fluid administration of at least 1 L did not increase the incidence of acute respiratory or heart failure in severe sepsis, and actually seemed to...
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Study finds nonoperative management of blunt splenic injuries in elderly safe
Nonoperative management of blunt splenic injuries in the geriatric population is safe, based on results from a study of national data.
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Pelvic fracture pattern predicts the need for hemorrhage control
Blunt trauma patients admitted in shock with anterior posterior compression III or vertical shear fracture patterns, or patients with open pelvic...
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Lyme disease spirochete helps babesiosis gain a foothold
BOSTON – The spirochete that causes Lyme disease in humans may be helping to escalate the rate of human babesiosis cases in regions where both are...
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High resting heart rate may signal exacerbation risk in COPD patients
Higher resting heart rate may predict future risk of exacerbation in patients with recent COPD exacerbation, results from a multicenter study...
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Pulmonary embolism common in patients hospitalized for syncope
Pulmonary embolism was identified in approximately 17% of adults hospitalized for a first episode of syncope, according to a recent study.
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Brief screen helps identify patients with PTSD, depression
A new nine-item tool known as the Injured Trauma Survivor Screen demonstrated strong sensitivity and specificity for predicting PTSD and...
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Preperitoneal pelvic packing benefits subset of pelvic fracture patients
WAIKOLOA, HAWAII – Preperitoneal pelvic packing reduces mortality in patients with life-threatening hemorrhage due to unstable pelvic fractures,...