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

AuntMinnie

But grappling with NSF after the fact may be the least troubling issue as healthcare experts scramble to figure out why some patients develop NSF -- and what they can do to prevent NSF from occurring in the first place. In 2006 the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the first U.S. Louis hospital.

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

REBEL EM

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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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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