Propofol is gaining popularity for Emergency Department Procedural Sedation (EDPS). This study, published in the Journal of Emergency Medicine, evaluates the complication rate of EDPS with propofol. The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Anthony J. Bleyer, MD, from Wake Forest School of Medicine, explains how to recognize a very important renal disease, hereditary interstitial kidney disease. Medscape Nephrology
An expert explains the latest understanding of available therapies for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation. Medscape Pharmacists
Survival with HIV continues to improve: In 2000-2006, the proportion of those recently infected and expected to survive 5, 10 and 15 years following seroconversion was 99%, 94% and 89%, respectively. AIDS
Data from the largest HER2-positive breast cancer adjuvant trial show no prognostic value of central fluorescence in situ hydridization. Medscape Medical News
In the past decade, everything from the name ("conscious sedation") to the drugs, practitioners, monitoring guidelines, and billing codes has evolved. Medscape Pediatrics
Patients hospitalized for acute ischemic stroke who are undernourished at admission are likely to remain so during their hospital stay, putting them at increase risk for poorer clinical outcomes, new research suggests. Medscape Medical News
Compared with usual medical care, the first-line use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema that occurs outside of the hospital setting has beneficial physiological and clinical effects, according to French researchers. Reuters Health Information
The sensitive and rapid detection of causative agents of viral gastroenteritis is key to the effective implementation of infection control systems. Future Virology
Follow the diagnosis of and discussion of a previously healthy 32-year-old who arrived at the ED with minor abrasions after a bicycle fall. After discharge, a headache and Âconfusing speech" ensued. The Journal of Emergency Medicine
