Morphine Underused for End-of-Life Dyspnea in the Emergency Department Compared with Inpatient CareAmong 250 patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with dyspnea at the end of life, 15.2% received morphine in the ED, whereas 68% received it during subsequent inpatient care. Patients with lung cancer or a do-not-resuscitate order were more likely to receive morphine in the ED, but its use was not associated with reduced survival.
Present state and future of screening for atrial fibrillation: a state-of-the-art reviewAtrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia and is a leading cause of stroke and heart failure yet often remains undiagnosed. Screening has been proposed to identify asymptomatic AF and initiate preventive treatment, but evidence for reduction in hard clinical endpoints such as stroke and heart failure remains inconclusive.
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