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At What Point Does Comfort Care Become Murder?

Medscape Emergency Medicine May 18, 2022 55

Drs Robert Glatter, Ferdinando Mirarchi, Lewis Nelson, and Thaddeus Pope discuss a recent legal case and how it may affect end-of-life care moving forward.
Student Loan Forgiveness Plans Exclude Physicians

Medscape Blogs May 17, 2022 201
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Compound From Fruits, Vegetables Can Neutralize Pit Viper Venom

Reuters Health Information May 23, 2022
Hospital Medicine Gains Popularity Among Newly Minted Physicians

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 1
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Thrombolysis Safe in Stroke Patients on Oral Anticoagulants

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 1
New ASA Decision Tree Tool Helps Treat Difficult Airways

Medscape Medical News May 20, 2022

WHO Calls Emergency Meeting as Monkeypox Cases Cross 100 in Europe

Reuters Health Information May 23, 2022
How PAs Can Avoid Malpractice: Go Back to Practice Basics

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 11
How to Manage Drug Interactions With Paxlovid for COVID

Medscape Medical News May 20, 2022 9
How a Separation Agreement Could Save Your Career

Medscape Medical News May 20, 2022 6

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At What Point Does Comfort Care Become Murder?

Commentary May 18, 2022 55

Drs Robert Glatter, Ferdinando Mirarchi, Lewis Nelson, and Thaddeus Pope discuss a recent legal case and how it may affect end-of-life care moving forward.
Paxlovid Rebound: What Is Happening?

Commentary May 13, 2022 2

Dr Paul Auwaerter discusses Paxlovid rebound and the use of investigational drugs.
Will an Algorithm Save Our Butts in Sepsis?

Commentary May 12, 2022 2
The Case for Post-COVID Steroids

Commentary May 12, 2022 3

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Immune Thrombocytopenia: Protecting Endangered Platelets: Primary Considerations

Immune Thrombocytopenia: Protecting Endangered Platelets: Primary Considerations

The USC team explains how an evolving understanding of ITP as a syndrome with varied presentations confirms the importance of individualized patient management.

COVID-19: Tracking the Science: Chasing Immunity

COVID-19: Tracking the Science: Chasing Immunity

Experts in vaccine research explain how viral vector vaccines, mRNA vaccines, and protein-based vaccines are used to neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Immune Thrombocytopenia: Protecting Endangered Platelets: Pandemic Precautions

Immune Thrombocytopenia: Protecting Endangered Platelets: Pandemic Precautions

The USC hematology team discusses research on the prevention of sharp drops in platelet counts in patients with ITP who are vaccinated against COVID.

Sleepless Nation: A Public Health Epidemic: Solving Sleepiness

Sleepless Nation: A Public Health Epidemic: Solving Sleepiness

Leading Yale University sleep specialists discuss the "secret weapons" in the diagnosis of sleep problems and their effective treatment, once discovered.

Immune Thrombocytopenia: Protecting Endangered Platelets

Immune Thrombocytopenia: Protecting Endangered Platelets

University of Southern California physicians discuss challenges in diagnosis and individualized management of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and report on COVID vaccine precautions for these patients.

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Pediatric ED Visits Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report May 23, 2022
Current and Emerging Agents for Hypertension Management

American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs May 23, 2022
Takotsubo Syndrome: Pathophysiology and Clinical Implications

Circulation May 20, 2022
Assessment, Interventions for Vascular Injuries in Fractures

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons May 20, 2022
Evaluating Vitamin C in Septic Shock

Critical Care Medicine May 20, 2022
Community Hospital Response to COVID-19 Outbreak

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health May 19, 2022

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A Patient Who Collapsed in Agony After Echocardiography

Case Challenge May 19, 2022 12

A middle-aged man has intense, sudden-onset pain in his flank and lumbar region. He had just completed an echocardiogram and collapsed in the hallway. Do you know what's wrong?
A 33-Year-Old Woman Trying to Conceive Has Dyspnea, Pain

Case Challenge May 19, 2022 17
Rapid Rx Quiz: Muscle Relaxants

Interactive Quiz May 18, 2022 1
Fast Five Quiz: Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Fast Five Quiz May 17, 2022

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AAPM 2022

March 17-20, 2022 Scottsdale, Arizona + Virtual
ACEP 2021

October 25-28, 2021 Boston, Massachusetts
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September 01-3, 2021 Virtual

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The Rocky Path to Parenthood During Cardiology Training

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 1

An international survey found significant variation in parental leave policies, including scant time off for trainees in the US and Asia vs other countries.
Neurosurgeon in the Making: The Amazing Journey of Kwadwo Sarpong

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 13
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Can a Novel Med School Curriculum Curb the US Opioid Epidemic?

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 31
Concerns Over Mandatory Nurse Overtime Increased During Pandemic

Medscape Medical News May 20, 2022 7

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