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The addition of eplerenone to optimal medical therapy reduces morbidity and mortality among patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by left ventricular dysfunction and heart failure.
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Some patients seem to develop chronic irritable bowel syndrome following an episode of gastroenteritis, possibly based on excessive mucosal serotonin release.
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Direct-to-consumer marketing of helical computed tomography (CT) screening for older adult smokers is not advisable.
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The ECG in the Figure was obtained from a 41-year-old woman with chest pain of suspected cardiac etiology. The tracing shows complete RBBB (right bundle branch block). How many additional ECG findings of potential concern can you identify that may be relevant in view of this patients clinical history?
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Pneumococcal Vaccine Ineffective at CAP Prevention; Flu Vaccine Limits
Hospitalization; Verapamil Not Up To Competition; International
Companies Unite Against SARS; New FDA Comissioner Brings Controversy;
Janssen: Dear Doctor Letter for Risperidone
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Another fluoroquinolone has been added to the list of antibacterial agents for respiratory tract infections. Gemifloxacin is a broad-spectrum agent that is highly active against the most common respiratory pathogens, including penicillin and macrolide resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae.
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Impaired Fasting Glucose vs Impaired Glucose Tolerance; Risk Stratification in Long-QT Syndrome; EBCT, Motivation, Behavioral Change, and Cardiovascular Risk Profile
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When two police officers arrived at a hospital emergency department asking to be informed if the facility had treated an elderly woman reported missing by her family, hospital staff contacted their outside legal counsel for advice because of wariness about HIPAA privacy regulations. And its good they did.
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Looking at opportunities for improvement after becoming director of patient access at Childrens Health Care of Atlanta about two years ago, it was natural that Millie Brown would turn her attention to the quality of registration data.
