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- Acute respiratory distress syndrome: Low-stretch ventilation improves survival
By setting the respirator to deliver smaller volumes of air than traditionally used, we can decrease the mortality rate by one fifth.
- Transesophageal echocardiography: First-line imaging for aortic diseases
Because transesophageal echocardiography is fast, portable, and widely available, it is ideal for diagnosing potentially catastrophic diseases of the aorta.
- When do you x-ray ankle sprains in patients with acute ankle injuries?
Many are sprained, but few are fractured.
- ‘Rescue’ angioplasty for failed thrombolysis
Although data are few, a strategy of angioplasty-after-thrombolysis seems reasonable and beneficial.
- Infective endocarditis: Prevention, diagnosis, treatment, referral
With proper diagnosis and treatment, the cure rate for this challenging condition is over 80%.
- Rapid assessment of rehabilitation options for functional disability
A simple, stepwise protocol to rapidly assess functional disabilities.
- Screening for renal artery stenosis: Which patients? Which test?
For a patient with persistently high blood pressure despite multiple medications, which screening test for renovascular hypertension is best?
- Using viral load, CD4+ levels, and clinical response to guide antiviral therapy for HIV
A summary of the most recent guidelines from the International AIDS Society.
