Prise en charge de l'asthme en médecine de premier recours [Management of asthma in primary care medicine].

The international recommendations issued by GINA (Global Initiative for Asthma) have undergone considerable adaptations over the last years. This article proposes the local adaptation of those guidelines bearing on the practical aspects of the treatment for the general practitioner's use. One of the fundamental changes in these new guidelines on good practice relates to the permanent adaptation of the treatment on the basis of symptom control rather than on the severity of the asthma. Another change from the old recommendations concerns the manner in which the asthma is categorised into different phases.

EZ-IO(®) intraosseous device implementation in a pre-hospital emergency service: A prospective study and review of the literature.

INTRODUCTION: Intraosseous access is increasingly recognised as an effective alternative vascular access to peripheral venous access. We aimed to prospectively study the patients receiving prehospital intraosseous access with the EZ-IO(®), and to compare our results with those of the available literature. METHODS: Every patient who required an intraosseous access with the EZ-IO from January 1st, 2009 to December 31st, 2011 was included. The main data collected were: age, sex, indication for intraosseous access, localisation of insertion, success rate, drugs and fluids administered, and complications. All published studies concerning the EZ-IO device were systematically searched and reviewed for comparison. RESULTS: Fifty-eight patients representing 60 EZ-IO procedures were included. Mean age was 47 years (range 0.5-91), and the success rate was 90%. The main indications were cardiorespiratory arrest (74%), major trauma (12%), and shock (5%). The anterior tibia was the main route. The main drugs administered were adrenaline (epinephrine), atropine and amiodarone. No complications were reported. We identified 30 heterogeneous studies representing 1603 EZ-IO insertions. The patients' characteristics and success rate were similar to our study. Complications were reported in 13 cases (1.3%). CONCLUSION: The EZ-IO provides an effective way to achieve vascular access in the pre-hospital setting. Our results were similar to the cumulative results of all studies involving the use of the EZ-IO, and that can be used for comparison for further studies.

Prise en charge initiate du sepsis sévère et du choc septique [Management of severe sepsis and septic shock].

Severe sepsis and septic shock are systemic manifestations of the host response to infection. Mortality remains high despite advances in pathophysiological knowledge. Hemodynamic and respiratory management is largely supportive, while early antibiotics administration and source of infection's control are crucial for patient outcome. We review the principles guiding the initial management of these patients in emergency situation.

Status Report Midwest Regional Rail Passenger Initiative and Passenger Rail Service in Iowa, February 1, 2012

This report fulfills the requirements of the following Code of Iowa Sections: Section 327J.3(1): “The director may expend moneys from the fund to pay the costs associated with the initiation, operation, and maintenance of rail passenger service. The director shall report by February 1 of each year to the legislative services agency concerning the status of the fund including anticipated expenditures for the following fiscal year.” Section 327J.3(5): "The director shall report annually to the general assembly concerning the development and operation of the midwest regional rail system and the state's passenger rail service."

Polyarthrite rhumatoïde du sujet agé: présentation clinique et prise en charge [Late-onset rheumatoid arthritis: clinical presentation and management]

Onset of rheumatoid arthritis in an elderly patient is common, in fact more common than in younger subject. If the reality of true differences in clinical presentation between younger and older subjects remained discussed, the central point remains that the prognosis is not better in older patients. Finally, conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARD) and biological treatments are as efficient and safe than in younger patients, and the same strict management objectives used for younger subjects must be applied in the elderly.

Audit report of the accompanying Schedule of Debt Service and Coverage for Iowa State University of Science and Technology as of February 10, 2012 for the Athletic Facilities Revenue Bond Funds

Audit report of the accompanying Schedule of Debt Service and Coverage for Iowa State University of Science and Technology as of February 10, 2012 for the Athletic Facilities Revenue Bond Funds

Agency Fact Sheet, Department of Human Services: Comm. Service, FY2009

This document produced by the Iowa Department of Administrative Services has been developed to provide a multitude of information about executive branch agencies/department on a single sheet of paper. The facts provides general information, contact information, workforce data, leave and benefits information and affirmative action data.

Agency Fact Sheet, Department of Human Services: Comm. Service, FY2011

This document produced by the Iowa Department of Administrative Services has been developed to provide a multitude of information about executive branch agencies/department on a single sheet of paper. The facts provides general information, contact information, workforce data, leave and benefits information and affirmative action data.

Self-interference of charge carriers in ferromagnetic SrRuO3

We report a systematic study of the low-temperature electrical conductivity in a series of SrRuO3 epitaxial thin films. At relatively high temperature the films display the conventional metallic behavior. However, a well-defined resistivity minimum appears at low temperature. This temperature dependence can be well described in a weak localization scenario: the resistivity minimum arising from the competition of electronic self-interference effects and the normal metallic character. By appropriate selection of the film growth conditions, we have been able to modify the mean-free path of itinerant carriers and thus to tune the relative strength of the quantum effects. We show that data can be quantitatively described by available theoretical models.

Ambulances et SMUR en cas d'urgences vitales au cabinet médical: implications pour la formation et l'équipement du médecin de premier recours

Introduction: Tout praticien est confronté quotidiennement à des urgences. Parmi celles-ci, les urgences vitales peuvent avoir des conséquences majeures pour le patient et pour le praticien. Le but de cette analyse est de déterminer la fréquence de survenue des urgences vitales au cabinet médical qui motivent l'intervention d'une ambulance, avec ou sans médicalisation par un SMUR (Service Mobile d'Urgence et de Réanimation) et d'en évaluer des conséquences en terme de mise en place de procédures, d'équipements ainsi que de formations post-graduée ou continue spécifiques. Matériel et méthode: Etude rétrospective des fiches d'intervention pré-hospitalière des services d'ambulances et des missions des SMUR du canton de Vaud (650'000 habitants) entre 2003 et 2006 pour les missions dont la prise en charge d'un patient a eu lieu dans le cadre d'un cabinet médical. Résultats: Entre 2003 et 2006, 2'224 interventions avec ambulances ont eu lieu dans un des 1'655 cabinet médical vaudois (= 2,3% de l'ensemble des missions) et, dans >90% des cas, dans un délai de 20 minutes. Parmi les interventions, on relève les urgences suivantes (n =, % des interventions): cardio-vasculaires: 755 (= 33,9%), dont 17 arrêts cardio-respiratoires (ACR); respiratoires: 165 (= 7,4%); neurologiques: 138 (= 6,2%); psychiatriques: 129 (= 5,8%); traumatologiques: 475 (= 21,4%), dont 261 (= 54,9%) concernent les extrémités; diverses: 205 (= 9,5%); autres: 359 (= 16,1%). Sur ces interventions, 634 (= 28,5%) ont bénéficié d'une médicalisation par un SMUR, dont 440 (= 70% des missions SMUR au cabinet) pour des urgences cardio-vasculaires. Il y a eu 6 cas de décès au cabinet. Discussion: Les urgences cardio-vasculaires au cabinet représentent un tiers des interventions faisant appel à une ambulance, mais plus des deux tiers des interventions nécessitant une médicalisation, soit plus que pour les autres sites d'interventions médicalisées dans la communauté (46%). Conclusions: Les urgences vitales au cabinet médical ne sont pas négligeable, peuvent avoir des conséquences lourdes (ACR, décès) et perturber significativement son fonctionnement. Dès lors, une formation appropriée tant pour le médecin que pour son personnel, ainsi qu'un équipement adéquat (par ex. salle équipée avec défibrillateur, appareil d'aérosol, attelles pour les extrémités) devraient être encouragés et généralisés auprès du corps médical.

Audit report on the Appanoose County Service Agency in Centerville, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2011

Audit report on the Appanoose County Service Agency in Centerville, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2011