Faster Diagnosis of STIs Reduce ED Referrals for SVT Kids’ Dental Pain and Quality of Life Ultrasound-Guided Blocks and Renal Pain EI as a Leadership Attribute in Physicians Avijit Barai, MBBS, FACEM, FRNZCUC, MRCS, MSc (Critical Care), PgCertCPU Rapid Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections Take-home point: A point-of-care (POC) test for chlamydia and gonorrhoea proved useful for rapid diagnosis of STI in both men and women. Citation: Van Der Pol B, Taylor SN, Mena L, et …
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Metabolic Consequences of Insufficient Sleep Key point: A small, randomized, controlled crossover study demonstrates changes in a critical insulin-signaling pathway in peripheral tissue. Citations: Broussard JL, Ehrmann DA, Van Cauter E, Tasali E, Brady MJ. Impaired insulin signaling in human adipocytes after experimental sleep restriction: A randomized, crossover study. Ann Intern Med 2012;157(8):549-557. and Cappuccio FP, Miller MA. A new challenge to widely held views on the role of sleep. Ann Intern Med 2012;157(8):593-594. Small …
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