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Targeted body temperature management after cardiac arrest might help prevent or lessen brain damage

Targeted Body Temp Mgmt Post Cardiac Arrest May Benefit Brain

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Reducing body temperature slightly tied to good mental outcomes
Fewer people are being treated in U.S. emergency departments for ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack

ER Visits for Ischemic Stroke, TIA Down Over Past Decade

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CDC study finds fewer patients treated in ERs for blood clots in the brain
Travelers are bringing a drug-resistant strain of the Shigella sonnei bacteria to the United States and spreading it to other people

CDC: Multidrug-Resistant Shigellosis Spreading in U.S.

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Strain of Shigella is easily transmitted and causes tough-to-treat diarrhea, CDC says
For younger patients with atrial fibrillation

Amiodarone Linked to Lowest Risk of Hospitalization in A-Fib

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Lowest risk of atrial fibrillation hospitalization for amiodarone, greatest risk for dronedarone
Obesity is associated with increased odds of respiratory events and more frequent need for airway intervention in patients undergoing pediatric procedural sedation

Obesity Ups Respiratory Events in Peds Procedural Sedation

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Increased odds of respiratory events, inability to complete associated procedure, prolonged recovery
Ultrasound should be the first type of imaging used to assess pelvic symptoms in women

Ob-Gyns Say Use Ultrasound First for Pelvic Symptoms

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It's safer, cheaper than other types of imaging, doctors say

March 2015 Briefing – Emergency Medicine

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for March 2015. This roundup includes the...
Testing soldiers' sense of smell can help diagnose those with traumatic brain injury

Smell Test Helps Identify Brain Injury in Soldiers

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Findings suggest new avenue for identifying hidden injuries
Pediatric emergency medicine physicians should be trained in point-of-care ultrasonography

Recommendations for Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Peds ER

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Pediatric emergency medicine physicians should be familiar with point-of-care ultrasonography use
About 6.1 percent of U.S. allopathic medical school seniors in the National Resident Matching Program were not placed into first-year residency positions

2015 Match Sees High Proportion of Unmatched Seniors

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2015 Match included largest number of registrants on record; all-time high in terms of positions offered