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Palliative Sedation to Alleviate Intractable Distress of the Dying Patient

A review of treatment options

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

ARBITER 6-HALTS: A Surprise KnockoutFree

Niacin's clear win over ezetimibe as an adjunct to statin therapy challenges assumptions about lipid management.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Immediate vs. Delayed ICU Admission for Patients with CAP

Direct admission to the ICU is associated with lower mortality and shorter hospital stay.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

ECMO for Patients with 2009 H1N1 Influenza and ARDS

In a study from New Zealand and Australia, ECMO was used largely in young adults, most of whom had good outcomes.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Trends in ED Wait Times by Triage Class

Increasingly, EDs fail to provide care within the target time for their sickest patients.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Prevention of Flu Transmission in Households

Hand hygiene and face masks can help prevent the spread of influenza.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Mortality in Dialysis Patients

Risk was elevated for both cardiovascular and noncardiovascular causes.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Revascularization Is Ineffective for Atherosclerotic Renal Artery StenosisFree

This procedure conferred substantial risk without clinical benefit.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

When Biology Meets Personal Choices

Risks for ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction were substantially higher in women with lupus anticoagulant who smoked or used oral contraceptives.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Pneumococcal DNA Load in CAP

The Streptococcus pneumoniae DNA load in blood may have both diagnostic and therapeutic implications.

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