Questioning Convention: Acetaminophen for Fever and Calcium for Fractures
Oct 16, 2015•26 min
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Episode description
Amol and Janice, general internal medicine residents at the University of Toronto, discuss 2 recent studies that challenge 2 widely accepted medical practices. Does using acetaminophen to treat fever improve outcomes? A randomized control trial found that giving acetaminophen to critically ill patients did lower their fever, but did not affect the number of ICU ...
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