Saving lives with continuous ST-segment monitoringManay dangerous ischemic events are clinically silent. Continuous ST-segment monitoring gives early warning of the silent ischemia that many other diagnostic methods fail to…
Raise your heart disease awareness: your life may depend on itDuring American Heart Month, let’s heed our own health promotion advice.
A woman’s worst enemyMost women woefully underestimate their risk for heart disease. Although breast cancer gets more publicity, heart disease and stroke kill nearly 12 times as…
Take Note – January 2007Controversy over new Lyme disease guidelines The new guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (ISDA) have run into some criticism. In…
Taking the ICU to the PatientHow one rapid response team prevents cardiac arrest and provides other life-saving benefits outside the ICU.
Carotid artery stents: Opening the way to safer stroke preventionBecause of improvements in safety, stents are now the treatment of choice for many patients. Learn about the improvements and your role in patient…
Sepsis: Stopping an insidious killerHow to recognize sepsis in time and use the therapies recommended by the Surviving Sepsis Campaign.
Take Note – December 2006CDC recommends HIV screening for everyone New recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) call for routine human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)…
Identifying complete heart block in elderly patientsHow to use auscultation to distiguish sinus bradycardia from complete heart block in geriatric patients.
Saving lives with continuous ST-segment monitoringManay dangerous ischemic events are clinically silent. Continuous ST-segment monitoring gives early warning of the silent ischemia that many other diagnostic methods…
Raise your heart disease awareness: your life may depend on itDuring American Heart Month, let’s heed our own health promotion advice.
A woman’s worst enemyMost women woefully underestimate their risk for heart disease. Although breast cancer gets more publicity, heart disease and stroke kill nearly 12…
Take Note – January 2007Controversy over new Lyme disease guidelines The new guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (ISDA) have run into some…
Taking the ICU to the PatientHow one rapid response team prevents cardiac arrest and provides other life-saving benefits outside the ICU.
Carotid artery stents: Opening the way to safer stroke preventionBecause of improvements in safety, stents are now the treatment of choice for many patients. Learn about the improvements and your role…
Sepsis: Stopping an insidious killerHow to recognize sepsis in time and use the therapies recommended by the Surviving Sepsis Campaign.
Take Note – December 2006CDC recommends HIV screening for everyone New recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) call for routine human immunodeficiency…
Identifying complete heart block in elderly patientsHow to use auscultation to distiguish sinus bradycardia from complete heart block in geriatric patients.
