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AuntMinnie 2007: Gadolinium: A 'necessary factor' in the development of NSF?

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Louis hospital. You know the next few suits will involve the hospital and the radiologists. In all cases, the hospital obtains verbal informed consent from patients receiving contrast. In 2006 the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the first U.S. report of NSF in 33 dialysis patients at a St.

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Return Encounters in Emergency Department Patients Treated with Phenobarbital Versus Benzodiazepines for Alcohol Withdrawal

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1, 2 Phenobarbital has been studied as an alternative or adjunct to benzodiazepines with encouraging results, but primarily among inpatient services. 1, 2 Phenobarbital has been studied as an alternative or adjunct to benzodiazepines with encouraging results, but primarily among inpatient services. 5 Paper: Lebin J et al.

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7d vs 14d of Antibiotics in Afebrile Men with UTI

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One clinical trial demonstrates that afebrile UTI can be treated successfully with antibiotics for seven days in women, but that seven days is inferior to 14 days during short-term follow-up and non-inferior during long-term follow-up (van Nieuwkoop, 2017). There is a paradigm shift towards shorter courses of antibiotics for many conditions.

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