January 2008 • Vol 54 • No 1
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Prescribing Benzodiazepines in Clinical Practice |
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With self-assessment test |
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by Raymond Pary, MD, University of Louisville School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs Medical Center; and Susan Lewis, ARNP, PhD, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Louisville, Ky |
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The newer medications in this class have shown greater efficacy and more rapid anxiety relief than other drugs currently used for the treatment of anxiety. |
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Editorial |
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Limiting Resident Duty Hours: Do We Have All the Answers? |
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by Charles E. Driscoll, MD, Clinical Professor, University of Virginia |
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Guidelines for the Detection of ECG Limb Lead Misplacements |
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With self-assessment test |
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by Suman Vardan, MD, Sandeep Vardan, MD, Disha Mookherjee, MD, Tapan K. Sarkar, PhD, Kishan G. Mehrotra, PhD, C. Thomas Fruehan, MD, and Sakti Mookherjee, MD |
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Misplaced leads can result in ECG tracing that mimic a variety of abnormalities, including lateral-wall myocardial infarction or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The authors outline the 24 common variations and their potential misdiagnoses. |
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Case Report |
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Pulmonary Aspergilloma: A Significant Cause of Life-Threatening Massive Hemoptysis |
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by Ziad A. Ali, MD, Ahmed Mahmoud, MD, FRCS, Frederick R. Krueger, DO, Sheela Kapre, MD, and Cheryl Mead, San Joaquin General Hospital, French Camp, Calif |
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Prompt recognition of the cause of pulmonary infection can reduce the risk associated with the ubiquitous fungus Aspergillus. |
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Case Report |
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Serotonin and Neuroleptic Malignant Syndromes Linked to Venlafaxine Overdose and Amantadine Withdrawal |
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by Ella H. Bowman, MD, W. Jeffrey Brown, MS, RPh, and Angela T. Corea, MD |
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Case Report |
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Herpes Simplex Esophagitis in an Immunocompetent Man |
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by Gregory M. Johnston, MD, MS, Mark A. Denny, MD, James Howden, MD |
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