Dionna Brown, MD

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Optimal timing for peripheral IV replacement?

Author:: Dionna Brown, MD

Publish date: April 1, 2013

There’s no downside to switching from routine to clinically indicated replacement of peripheral IV catheters. And your patients will appreciate hav...

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Consider adding this drug to fight COPD that’s severe

Author:: Dionna Brown, MD

Publish date: July 1, 2012

Daily use of azithromycin, in conjunction with the usual COPD regimen, has been found to reduce acute exacerbations in patients with moderate to s...

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Pulse oximetry for newborns: Should it be routine?

Author:: Dionna Brown, MD

Publish date: May 1, 2012

All newborns should be screened with pulse oximetry prior to discharge; it increases detection of congenital heart defects.

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Combatting lice in a single treatment

Author:: Dionna Brown, MD

Publish date: January 1, 2012

Spinosad (Natroba), a topical pediculicide approved by the FDA in 2011, effectively eradicates lice—with no nit-picking.