What you should know about neurogenic shock
Neurogenic shock must be diagnosed and treated early to limit the effects of hypotension and bradycardia and restore adequate tissue oxygenation.
Cardiology
Saving lives with continuous ST-segment monitoring
Manay dangerous ischemic events are clinically silent. Continuous ST-segment monitoring gives early warning of the silent ischemia that many other diagnostic methods fail to…
Raise your heart disease awareness: your life may depend on it
During American Heart Month, let’s heed our own health promotion advice.
A woman’s worst enemy
Most women woefully underestimate their risk for heart disease. Although breast cancer gets more publicity, heart disease and stroke kill nearly 12 times as…
Take Note – January 2007
Controversy over new Lyme disease guidelines The new guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (ISDA) have run into some criticism. In…
Taking the ICU to the Patient
How one rapid response team prevents cardiac arrest and provides other life-saving benefits outside the ICU.
Carotid artery stents: Opening the way to safer stroke prevention
Because of improvements in safety, stents are now the treatment of choice for many patients. Learn about the improvements and your role in patient…
Sepsis: Stopping an insidious killer
How to recognize sepsis in time and use the therapies recommended by the Surviving Sepsis Campaign.
Take Note – December 2006
CDC recommends HIV screening for everyone New recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) call for routine human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)…
Identifying complete heart block in elderly patients
How to use auscultation to distiguish sinus bradycardia from complete heart block in geriatric patients.
What you should know about neurogenic shock
Neurogenic shock must be diagnosed and treated early to limit the effects of hypotension and bradycardia and restore adequate tissue oxygenation.
Saving lives with continuous ST-segment monitoring
Manay dangerous ischemic events are clinically silent. Continuous ST-segment monitoring gives early warning of the silent ischemia that many other diagnostic methods…
Raise your heart disease awareness: your life may depend on it
During American Heart Month, let’s heed our own health promotion advice.
A woman’s worst enemy
Most women woefully underestimate their risk for heart disease. Although breast cancer gets more publicity, heart disease and stroke kill nearly 12…
Take Note – January 2007
Controversy over new Lyme disease guidelines The new guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (ISDA) have run into some…
Taking the ICU to the Patient
How one rapid response team prevents cardiac arrest and provides other life-saving benefits outside the ICU.
Carotid artery stents: Opening the way to safer stroke prevention
Because of improvements in safety, stents are now the treatment of choice for many patients. Learn about the improvements and your role…
Sepsis: Stopping an insidious killer
How to recognize sepsis in time and use the therapies recommended by the Surviving Sepsis Campaign.
Take Note – December 2006
CDC recommends HIV screening for everyone New recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) call for routine human immunodeficiency…
Identifying complete heart block in elderly patients
How to use auscultation to distiguish sinus bradycardia from complete heart block in geriatric patients.
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