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A woman suffering from personal problems and the subsequent unexpected death of her son was involuntarily committed to a behavioral health center by a psychologist allegedly following a telephone conference in which the woman expressed suicidal ideation. The physician failed to document the specifics of the conversation on the records required for an involuntary commitment.
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Compared with manual, automated blood pressure measurements significantly reduced the white coat response in otherwise healthy primary care patients with systolic hypertension while demonstrating a stronger correlation with awake ambulatory blood pressure readings.
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The Wells rule for identifying patients at high risk for DVT did not perform as well as one developed from an outpatient population.
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In a two-year study, postmenopausal women randomized to nitroglycerin ointment group had significant increases in areal BMD at the lumbar spine, total hip, and femoral neck and decreased bone resorption.
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A broad-spectrum, parenteral, cephalosporin with activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria has been approved by the FDA. Ceftaroline fosamil is the prodrug of ceftaroline and is marketed by Forest Pharmaceuticals as Teflaro™.
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In animal models, aspirin (asa) has favorable effects on the incidence and/or growth rate of some cancers (CA).
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Long-Term CV Effects of Intensive Glucose Lowering: The ACCORD Study; Cysteine as a Biomarker for Sleep Apnea; Steroid or Steroid Plus Long-Acting Beta Agonist for Mild Persistent Asthma; Bisphosphonates and Femoral Fractures; Can Antihypertensive Treatment Benefit Persons Without Hypertension?; More Salt, Fewer Deaths in Diabetes: Who Would Have Thunk It?
