Laboratory detection of 'aspirin resistance': what test should we use (if any)?

What Sort of Sexual Equality (if Any) Should Feminists

The feminist critique of liberalism runs parallel to the Marxist critique of liberal equality and rights. In each case the objection is that a set of liberties and rights formally guaranteed for all does nothing to prevent unfair inequalities in substantive life prospects from burgeoning within this formally equal framework. Workers and capitalists are formally free to trade with each other on ...

What model of English should we use?

The model to be used depends on what our students want to use and what we are able to provide as teachers. Most AMEP clients are aiming to settle in Australia, and many AMEP teachers speak some variety of Australian English, and so this is a reasonable model for the AMEP. But familiarity with other accents – so-called native (eg New Zealand, British) and non-native (eg Chinese, German) – is als...

Erythema nodosum :what should we consider about it?

What cord care--if any?

The use of antiseptic treatment during cord care varies from unit to unit. Although it may reduce bacterial colonisation it may also delay cord separation. Where antiseptic treatment is used there is uncertainty as to the best agent. Hexachlorophane powder (0.3%) and 4% chlorhexidene detergent were each compared with dry cord care as a control on a two ward maternity unit in a six month open st...

Supporting hemodynamics: what should we target? What treatments should we use?

Assessment and monitoring of hemodynamics is a cornerstone in critically ill patients as hemodynamic alteration may become life-threatening in a few minutes. Defining normal values in critically ill patients is not easy, because 'normality' is usually referred to healthy subjects at rest. Defining 'adequate' hemodynamics is easier, which embeds whatever pressure and flow set is sufficient to ma...