Stroke; the best reviews

This is the first of what I hope to be regular summaries of the best of free open access resources on a specific topic. From the basics to the latest research here is a run-down of some of the finest summaries. Up first a common but surprisingly contentious presentation; acute treatment of Cerebral Vascular Accidents….

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Too much of a good thing? Oxygen and asthma

A summary of a Randomised controlled trial comparing high concentration oxygen to titrated oxygen in acute severe asthma. What was the point?  There is an increasing body of evidence that high levels of oxygen may be harmful administered for a prolonged period in several circumstances including stroke, MI and Emergency surgery. Studies are being undertaken in…

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