Medical Therapy to Facilitate Urinary Stone Passage: A Meta-analysis Citation: Hollingsworth JM, Rogers MA, Kaufman SR, etal. Lancet. 2006;368:1171-1179. URL: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673606694749/abstract Key point: Medical therapy is an option for facilitation of urinary-stone passage. Medical therapies to ease urinary-stone passage have been reported, but are not generally used. If effective, such therapies would increase the options for treatment of urinary stones. The authors searched MEDLINE, Pre-MEDLINE, CINAHL, and EMBASE, as well as scientific meeting abstracts, up …
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Differences in the Risk Associated with Head Injury for Pediatric Ice Skaters, Roller Skaters, and In-Line Skaters Citation: Knox CL, Comstock RD, McGeehan, et al. Pediatrics. 2006;118:549-554. URL: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/-abstract/118/2/549?etoc Key point: Ice skating carries a greater risk of head and facial injuries than roller or in-line skating. The goals were to describe the epidemiologic features of pediatric skating-related injuries sustained from 1993 to 2003 and to compare ice skating-related injuries with roller skating- and in-line …
Read MoreAbstracts in Urgent Care October 2006
Each month, Dr. Nahum Kovalski will review a handful ofabstracts from, or relevant to, urgent care practices and practitioners. For the full reports, go to the source cited under each title. Dexamethasone Has Advantage Over Prednisolone in Children with Croup Citation: Sparrow A, Geelhoed G. Arch Dis Child. 2006;91:580-583. Children with croup who are treated with prednisolone are more likely than those treated with dexamethasone to return for additional medical care, researchers in Australia reported …
Read MoreOn Croup, Wet Sutures, Fast Tracking the ED, Acetaminophen and ALT, and Stone Formation
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