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The latest resuscitation guidelines from the American Heart Association expand the scope of emergency care and emphasize interventions with proven safety and usefulness. Here's what new therapies are in, and what gold standards are out because of a lack of strong supporting evidence.
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Being both elderly and ill poses many challenges. Getting adequate pain relief shouldn't be one of them. Here's how to ensure your patient's pain gets taken seriously.
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Critically high or low blood sugar in a patient with diabetes is a medical emergency. You'll need to be able to quickly identify and know how to manage the acute complications of diabetes to help a patient avoid a tragic outcome. Here's how.
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For postoperative pain, epidural analgesia may be the most effective medicine. But there are a few things nurses need to know about managing the patient, including the early warning signs of complications and what to do--and what not to do--if they occur.