Postgraduate medicine
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Postgraduate medicine · Jun 2006
ReviewWhen chronic kidney disease becomes advanced. Guidelines for care in the emergency department and hospital.
Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal disease live with a serious condition that often necessitates visits to an emergency department and subsequent hospitalization. Often, physicians in these settings are not trained in nephrology. Emergency department physicians and other nonnephrologists who regularly manage advanced chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease need to follow several basic principles to provide excellent care to patients with these conditions.
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Postgraduate medicine · Jun 2006
ReviewEpistaxis packing. Practical pointers for nosebleed control.
Primary care physicians often encounter epistaxis. Its treatment may involve nasal sponge tampons, double-balloon nasal catheters, and anterior gauze with posterior Foley catheters, depending on the location of the bleed. ⋯ Here, Dr. Randall investigates the practical aspects of epistaxis therapy and provides a simplified approach to treatment using three types of packs that work in virtually every situation.