Posted by: admin on: October 12, 2011
Despite new guidelines and updated tools, diagnosing and treating patients with osteoporosis remains a challenge, a speaker said here. Nelson B. Watts, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, said today “there are new guidelines on calcium and vitamin D, new recommendations for testing for postmenopausal osteoporosis and new concerns […]
Posted by: admin on: October 12, 2011
Combination therapy is an effective strategy to increase antihypertensive efficacy in those patients with poor blood pressure (BP) control. In order to achieve BP targets, at least 75% of patients may require combination therapy, particularly in those patients with a high cardiovascular risk. Evidence from large, randomized controlled trials, and the European hypertension treatment guidelines […]
Posted by: admin on: October 11, 2011
A Protocol of No Sedation for Critically Ill Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation: A Randomised Trial Continuous sedation is common in mechanically ventilated patients; however, studies have shown that continuous sedation is associated with increased duration of mechanical ventilation when compared with bolus dosing of sedatives. The objective of this study was to determine whether no […]
Posted by: admin on: October 11, 2011
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Posted by: admin on: October 11, 2011
Background. Neuromuscular blocking agents are occasionally used in mechanically ventilated patients with severe ventilation and oxygenation impairment when sedatives are not effective.[5] Papazian and associates sought to determine whether treatment with a neuromuscular blocker improved clinical outcomes in patients with early severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)