Facility fees added to patient bills have some crying foul
Elliott VS – The news that the Cleveland Clinic started billing patients facility fees for visiting physicians at some outpatient offices as of March 1 stirred up shock waves. At a time when health care costs are increasing and many families ...
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Dronedarone for atrial fibrillation: a new therapeutic agent
Patel PD et al. – Atrial fibrillation is the most common of the serious cardiac rhythm disturbances and is responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality. Dronedarone is a multichannel blocker and, like amiodarone, possesses both a rhythm and a rate control property in ...
Written by post on July 30th, 2009
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia – an Overview
Wagh H et al. – Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is pneumonia occurring in a patient within 48 hours or more after intubation with an endotracheal tube or tracheostomy tube and which was not present before. It is also the most common and fatal infection of ...
Written by post on July 22nd, 2009
Use of dexamethasone and prednisone in acute asthma exacerbations in pediatric patients
Canadian Family Physician, 07/15/09
Shefrin AE et al. - Short courses of systemic corticosteroids are indicated in the treatment of moderate and severe asthma exacerbations as well as mild exacerbations unresponsive to increased doses of beta-agonist therapy and inhaled corticosteroids. ...
