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In the absence of contraindications, metformin is the preferred initial treatment for most patients with type 2 diabetes (DM2). Unfortunately, monotherapy is unlikely to maintain adequate glycemic control, requiring additional treatment.
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Women who used proton pump inhibitors had a modestly increased risk of spine, forearm or wrist, and total fractures, but not hip fractures.
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The ECG shown above was obtained from a 47-year-old woman with atypical chest pain. Is there more going on in this tracing than just the conduction defect?
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Despite guideline recommendations to utilize monofilaments to detect diabetic peripheral neuropathy, there is a paucity of published literature to support its accuracy.
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After hip fracture due to osteoporosis, only 2% of patients had ideal treatment initiated in the hospital with antiresorptive or bone-forming medications combined with calcium and vitamin D
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The first immunotherapy has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of hormone-resistant prostate cancer.
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Fractures and bisphosphonate therapy, warfarin anticoagulation and influenza vaccine and cotrimoxazole, antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel and aspirin, FDA Actions.
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Getting stuck with a needle is frightening. Most health care workers are frightened and imagine they will become HIV positive. When prophylaxis is indicated, it needs to be started as soon as possible, so it falls to the ED provider to determine the risk and start the right medications to prevent the development of disease.
