Total of resources: 27164

Emergency interventions for hyperkalaemia

It brings information about the hyperkalaemia, its incidence, consequences and treatment by using emergency interventions.
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Resource added in: 19/01/2010
Available languages: English
Hyperkalemia/prevention & control, Hyperkalemia/complications, Emergency Medical Services, Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine

Intermittent versus continuous renal replacement therapy for acute renal failure in adults

It brings information about the treatment of acute renal failure in adults by using renal replacement therapy, comparing the efficacy of its application intermittently and continuously.
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Resource added in: 19/01/2010
Available languages: English
Renal Replacement Therapy/methods, Kidney Failure, Acute/therapy, inedicinedicinedicinedicinedicine

CDC earthquakes

It brings updated information about the consequences of the earthquake in Haiti, including actions to take care before, during and after an earthquake, health topics, safety concerns and related resou...
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Resource added in: 19/01/2010
Available languages: English
Earthquakes/statistics & numerical data, Disaster Medicine, Relief, Assistance and Protection in Disasters, International Assistance in Disaster

Interventions for treating proximal humeral fractures in adults

Article from the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews which aims to review the evidence supporting the various interventions for treating proximal humeral fractures.
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Resource added in: 19/01/2010
Available languages: English
Shoulder Fractures/therapy, Fracture Fixation/methods, Bandages, Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine

Concurrent ipsilateral fractures of the hip and femoral shaft: a meta-analysis of 659 cases

Structured abstract from the article published on Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica in which the author compare the different methods of treatment for concurrent ipsilateral fractures of the hip and femu...
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Resource added in: 19/01/2010
Available languages: English
Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine, Hip Fractures, Femoral Fractures, Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary

Reamed versus nonreamed intramedullary nailing of lower extremity long bone fractures: a systematic overview and meta-analysis

Structured abstract from an article published on the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma which aims to determine the effect of of reamed versus nonreamed intramedullary (IM) nailing of lower extremity long ...
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Resource added in: 19/01/2010
Available languages: English
Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine, Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary, Fractures, Bone/surgery, Leg Bones/injuries, Bone Nails

The use of calcium phosphate bone cement in fracture treatment: a meta-analysis of randomized trials

Structured abstract from an article published on Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery which compares the effects of calcium phosphate bone cement with alternatives on functional and radiographic outcomes...
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Resource added in: 19/01/2010
Available languages: English
Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine, Calcium Phosphates, Bone Cements/therapeutic use, Fracture Healing, Fractures, Bone

Antibiotics for preventing infection in open limb fractures

Article from the The Cochrane Library about prophylactic use of antibiotics on open limb fractures cases.
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Resource added in: 19/01/2010
Available languages: English
Extremities, Antibiotic Prophylaxis, Wound Infection/prevention & control, Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine, tionsationsationsationsations

EuPathDB : The Eukaryotic Pathogen genome resource

EuPathDB Bioinformatics Resource Center for Biodefense and Emerging/Re-emerging Infectious Diseases is a portal for accessing genomic-scale datasets associated with the eukaryotic pathogens (Cryptospo...
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Resource added in: 18/01/2010
Available languages: English
Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Leishmania, Neospora, Plasmodium, Toxoplasma, Trichomonas, Trypanosoma, Computational Biology, csnomics

Água que atrai mosquito

Estudo feito na Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de São Paulo relaciona composição química da água a alta infestação por larvas do mosquito Aedes aegypti, transmissor da dengue. A alta concentra...
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Resource added in: 18/01/2010
Available languages: Portuguese
Public Health, Aedes, Oviposition, Water, Ammonia