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Doing statistics can be difficult but understanding them can be fairly simple

Sensible Medicine

Back to the Trial With proper randomization, the two groups should be well balanced with regard to baseline characteristics and therefore have no notable sources of bias and confounding. If this is the case then there can be only three possible explanations for the observed difference between the groups. A CVD event occurred in 17.8%

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Breath Easy: Navigating Asthma and COPD Exacerbations

Taming the SRU

COPD is characterized by episodes of exacerbations, which require prompt recognition and management due to their potential to escalate rapidly and cause significant morbidity and mortality. Epidemiology Globally, more than 300 million people are affected by COPD, marking it as the third leading cause of death worldwide.

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Chest pain followed by 6 days of increasing dyspnea -- what happened?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Magnus Nossen, edits by Smith The patient in today's case is an 85-year-old male with a history of COPD and dementia. Premature, gradual reversal of inverted T waves to positive (upright) deflections by 48 to 72 hours after MI onset in the presence of well formed Q-waves. How will you manage this patient in each scenario?

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Health to The Chief!

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

There are increasingly many writings upon the health of our Presidents either factual or speculative, and even in contention whether the office is inherently detrimental to wellness and longevity of its occupants. Franklin D. Transfuse George Washington! Transfusion , 42(2), 275-277. Ledgin, Norm. ISBN-10: 1885477600 Leale, Charles A.,

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