Hospital practice (Office ed.)
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What does the physician do when health cannot be restored or suffering relieved? When the fundamental principles of biomedical ethics are used as guidelines for life support decisions, patients, their families, and the medical staff all benefit. These principles--beneficence, nonmaleficence, autonomy, and justice--are discussed in the context of legal precedents and clinical application.
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Hosp. Pract. (Off. Ed.) · Nov 1990
Review Case ReportsGiant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica.
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Gram-negative bacteremias in hospitalized immunocompromised patients can, of course, lead to sepsis and shock. How can such potentially disastrous infections be managed? Among the cornerstones of management that may curb mortality and morbidity are early recognition of infection, invasive monitoring and therapeutic techniques, and careful selection of antibiotics.