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View ArticleExplain it: Preoxygenation
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View ArticleMysteries of the Urine Tox
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View ArticleJeff Kline talks D-dimer: is the cutoff too low?
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View ArticleShould we cardiovert acute Atrial Fibrillation in the ED?
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