Here’s an unfortunate title for a worthwhile study: CPR In The Elderly Is Very Successful. Hello? When someone dies, the alternative to CPR is…doing nothing. We here at Doc Gurley believe (with substantial amounts of data to back us up) that the mortality rate from doing nothing, at the time of certain death is, well, [...]
Entries from July 2008
Duh Award
July 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
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Catchy-Beat Award
July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
Interesting news from the heart front. Studies now show that trying to keep someone in a normal, sinus rhythm (if you have something called atrial fibrillation, or, in the lingo, “A-Fib”) doesn’t help. In fact, it’s probably BAD. A-fib is an irregular, syncopated heart rhythm caused when the atria suddenly decide to rumba. Doctors, and [...]
Tags: In the News
Patriotic and explosive medical posts
July 1st, 2008 · No Comments
It’s time again for the Medical Grand Rounds roundup. This time it is held at The Covert Rationing blog and has a Fourth of July theme. Expect lots of fireworks from this collection of posts from the medical blogosphere!
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