ESC 2017
Does Oxygen Therapy Reduce Mortality in Suspected Acute MI?
Routine use of supplemental oxygen does not reduce one-year all-cause mortality versus ambient air
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More Than 800 Cases of Vaping-Linked Illness Reported in 46 States
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also reports 12 confirmed deaths in 10 states.
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Double-Dose Oseltamivir Not Beneficial in Severe Influenza
For patients with severe influenza, double-dose oseltamivir has no benefit over standard-dose treatment.
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Azithromycin Delays Next Hospitalization in COPD
For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) hospitalized for a respiratory-related event, administration of azithromycin is associated with a prolonged time to next respiratory hospitalization.
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Oxygen Therapy for Mild COPD: Is It Beneficial?
Researchers find oxygen therapy does not improve quality of life, forestall hospitalization, lengthen lives
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Efficacy of High-Flow O2 Tx Test Outside ICU for Infants With Bronchiolitis?
The researchers found that 12% of infants in the high-flow group received escalation of care due to treatment failure versus 23% in the standard-therapy group.
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Heart Failure Patient Coughs Up Bronchial Tree-Shaped Blood Clot
A recently published case report describes the case of a 36-year-old male chronic heart failure patient who, "spontaneously expectorated an intact cast of the right bronchial tree," following an extreme bout of coughing.
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Support for Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics in Pediatric Pneumonia
Narrow-spectrum antibiotics, which are recommended as first-line therapy for children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), show similar outcomes compared with broad-spectrum antibiotics.
Features
The Clinician’s Guide to In-Flight Emergencies
Physicians are frequently called upon to assist fellow passengers who are ill during flight. A recent article addresses the ethical and legal considerations for physicians who provide medical services to patients during commercial flights.
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Severe Rhabdomyolysis in a Patient With Acute Influenza Infection
The patient, who had a history significant for cerebral palsy, seizures, and chronic constipation, had presented complaining of 3 days of fever, nausea, vomiting, and anorexia.
