[NEJM] Tight glycemic control versus standard care after pediatric cardiac surgery
Image: Public Domain. Pediatric surgery in Haiti.
Primer: Tight glycemic control has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality in certain critically ill adult patients,...
[NEJM] No difference in survival between intermittent androgen deprivation therapy and continuous therapy for...
Image: CC/EAS. Human PSA.
Primer: Androgen deprivation therapy is the cornerstone for metastatic prostate disease. Intermittent therapy, essentially cycles of androgen deprivation followed by exposure...
[Ann Emerg Med.] Modified Sgarbossa rule associated with improved diagnostic utility for STEMIs
Image: Sgarbossa's rules. Courtesy of EMS12lead.com
Primer: In patients presenting with an acute ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) in the presence of a Left Bundle...
[BMJ] Kidney stones associated with increased risk of end-stage renal disease
Image: CC/James Heilman. Stone in kidney (arrow), CT scan.
Primer: Kidney stones are a commonly encountered clinical problem, and while there is limited evidence linking...
[Ann Emerg Med.] False-negative FAST examination: associations with patient outcomes
Image: CC/ Positive FAST - fluid (black stripe, arrows) in Morison's pouch.
Primer: The Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) exam is a critical...
[PEDIATRICS] Anesthesia administered prior to age 3 shown to be associated with cognitive deficits...
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Abbreviations:
- Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals: Receptive
- Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals: Expressive
- Colored Progressive Matrices
- adjusted risk ratio
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