Summaries from NINR focus on suicide in young people, nurses working in LTC, discussing end of life with critically ill patients, and pain management in patients with cancer. Medscape Nurses
New research shows that prophylactic indomethacin reduces the risk for serious pulmonary hemorrhage in extremely low birth weight infants, a benefit that is most pronounced in the first week of life. Reuters Health Information
In patients with severe acute pancreatitis, a combination treatment of probiotic strains did not reduce the risk for infectious complications and was associated with an increased risk for mortality. Medscape Medical News
A drug at the center of a recent FDA health warning is found to be safe and well tolerated for treatment of breakthrough pain in opioid-tolerant cancer patients, a new study shows. Medscape Medical News
A 76-year-old man presents to the emergency department (ED) with sudden-onset abdominal pain that began 4 hours ago. The pain is centered in the epigastrium and is described as deep and burning. The patient has a past medical history of coronary artery disease and hypertension, as well as one of "indigestion." Hyperactive bowel sounds are heard on auscultation. What is the diagnosis? eMedicine Case Presentations
A phase 1 study of a neuroprotectant agent combining caffeine and ethanol suggests caffeinol can be given safely after tPA with some signal of improved outcome compared with historical controls. Medscape Medical News
