Presse Med
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Historical Article
[The defense and illustration of proper nouns in cardiology].
THE PROS AND CONS: The fact that proper nouns are used in medicine is regularly criticised (notably because of the lack of scientific rigour). However, such use in cardiology remains an active tradition for three, historical, precision and linguistic, reasons. ⋯ THE OUTCOME OF PROPER NOUNS: Some proper nouns become inescapable and classic, others become outmoded whilst new ones regularly appear. A proper noun can become forgotten with the regression of a disease, a decline in clinical semiology or in that of a technique.
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THE RHEUMATOLOGIST'S CONTRIBUTION: Several data favor regular referral of patients with osteoarthritis to rheumatology specialists and/or continued follow-up by general practitioners. Important elements include difficulties in establishing the initial diagnosis, technical procedures, and individual adaptation of drugs and/or non-drug treatments.
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We developed a prescribing guideline containing recommendations for the initial empirical antibiotic therapy in community or nosocomial pneumonia. The aim of the present study was to examine the impact of this measure. ⋯ The use of a prescribing guideline might improve the efficiency of empirical probabilistic antibiotic therapies. The impact of the guideline use on overall antibiotic costs and microbiological flora remains to be determined.