A minimum of 300,000 psychiatric casualties are expected to result among the veterans who have served in Iraq to date, with an estimated lifetime treatment cost of $660 billion. Medscape Medical News
Learn about factors that define high-risk patients prior to cardiac surgery and evidence-based interventions for limiting bleeding and blood transfusions in these patients. Medscape Cardiology
B-type natriuretic peptide testing may help emergency department staff quickly assess whether critically ill infants have heart disease. Medscape Medical News
The avian influenza pandemic threat requires clinicians to apply knowledge of disease epidemiology, treatment, and infection control. This activity reviews the data and guidelines to improve outcomes. Medscape Infectious Diseases
Patient-controlled analgesia poses benefits and challenges to hospitalists. What PCA complications, caveats, and safety issues should be considered for pain management routines and hospital protocols? The Hospitalist
Postmenopausal women at increased risk for breast cancer may now have a new option for reducing risk that differs from standard approaches in important ways. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
