Hantavirus Outbreak Highlights Person-to-Person Transmission Risks
A recent cruise ship outbreak of the Andes strain underscores the potential for silent spread and severe respiratory complications in travel networks.
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Hantavirus Outbreak Highlights Person-to-Person Transmission Risks
A recent cruise ship outbreak of the Andes strain underscores the potential for silent spread and severe respiratory complications in travel networks.
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Understanding Ventilator Basics and Ventilator Waveforms
Mechanical ventilation is one of the most common ICU interventions, and understanding and accurately interpreting ventilator graphics may reduce risks and improve patient outcomes.
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Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship Leads to Three Deaths
The World Health Organization is tracking a cluster of hantavirus and three fatalities linked to a South Atlantic voyage.
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8 Considerations for Delivering Oxygen Therapy to COPD Patients
As COPD progresses, a combination of pathological changes occur in the lungs which necessitate oxygen therapy, which may be delivered in both the acute care and home care settings.
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Give Them Comfort: Controlling COPD Symptoms at the End of Life (Part I)
Patients’ last days of COPD can be characterized by depression, anxiety, pain, and dyspnea. Clinicians must be alert to patient discomfort and offer appropriate palliative care and reassurance.
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