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

AuntMinnie

A study out of Loma Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda, CA, concluded that the odds ratio for developing NSF after gadodiamide exposure was 22.3. It certainly doesn't help matters that the disease has been linked to gadolinium-based contrast agents, a ubiquitous tool in the MR armamentarium. In 2006 the U.S. Louis hospital.

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

REBEL EM

1, 2 Phenobarbital has been studied as an alternative or adjunct to benzodiazepines with encouraging results, but primarily among inpatient services. What They Did: Retrospective cohort study at a single academic medical center between July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2019. Long half-life could obviate the need for discharge medications.

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

REBEL EM

Another trial suggests that two weeks of treatment performed similarly to 4 weeks (Ulleryd, 2003). Other studies in afebrile men with UTI have been observational and suggested that longer-duration therapy was not associated with any benefit (Ulleryd, 2003). Conducted at 2 US Veterans Affairs medical centers from 2012–2019.

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