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The period prevalence of acute respiratory distress syndrome is 10.4 percent in intensive care unit admissions

SCCM: Prevalence of ARDS 10.4 Percent in ICU Admissions

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Acute respiratory distress syndrome seems to be underrecognized, especially in mild cases
Feedback from a high-profile messenger can reduce antibiotic prescribing on a national scale

Feedback From High-Profile Messenger Can Cut Antibiotic Rx

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Reduction in antibiotic prescribing after receiving letter from England's Chief Medical Officer
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Many Med Schools Appear Unwelcoming Regarding Disability

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Only one-third of medical schools have technical standards supporting accommodating disabilities
Interstitial lung abnormalities correlate with increased risk of all-cause mortality

Interstitial Lung Abnormalities Linked to Increased Mortality

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Increased risk of all-cause mortality seen in four separate research cohorts
A computer-assisted stethoscope can quickly and accurately identify respiratory sounds

Computer-Assisted Stethoscope Can ID Respiratory Sounds

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Algorithm developed that is fast enough to enable real-time analysis of respiratory sounds
An abrupt decline in the number of reported tuberculosis cases among foreign-born persons in the United States began in 2007

Unexpected Decline in TB Among Foreign-Born in the U.S.

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Decline in tuberculosis cases in both recent and non-recent entrants to the United States
Projected immunizations are estimated to yield returns that are greater than costs in low- and middle-income countries during 2011 to 2020

Net Returns Projected to Top Investment in Vaccines

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Projected immunizations estimated to yield return about 16 times greater than costs over decade
Many infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia fail hypoxia challenge testing and cannot be deemed fit to fly

Hypoxia Challenge Test Can ID Fitness to Fly in Neonates

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No test failure at CGA of 39 weeks for term, preterm infants without bronchopulmonary dysplasia
For patients with alcohol withdrawal syndrome

Sedatives Appear to Be Safe in Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome

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High-dose intravenous sedatives not associated with excess morbidity or mortality
Only one-in-five patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction receive digoxin at discharge

Use of Digoxin Down Among Patients With Heart Failure

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Only one-in-five with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction receive digoxin at discharge