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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. 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.

Disease 95
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AuntMinnie 2007: Gadolinium: A 'necessary factor' in the development of NSF?

AuntMinnie

The ACR and the FDA recommend immediate hemodialysis directly from the MR scanner," Kanal said, plus another dialysis session within 24 hours if it's clinically safe to do so. In a worst-case scenario, gadolinium-based contrast agents could wind up in the same unenviable position as other pharmaceuticals. "I

Disease 290