Internal Medicine Alert – September 15, 2005
September 15, 2005
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Very Close Veins Can Be a Pain
Symptoms of lower extremity venous disease are directly related to the degrees of visible and functional disease, but may occur even in legs that appear normal. -
Treating Osteoporosis with Parathyroid Hormone: When and How to Do It
Two recent studies shed further light on the short-term use of parathyroid hormone (PTH) to enhance the treatment of osteoporosis. PTH is approved for use up to 2 years in patients with moderate-to-severe osteoporosis. The anabolic bone formation induced by PTH is largely lost after stopping therapy, but is well maintained by continued therapy with a biphosphonate. PTH may be given continuously or cyclically to enhance bone formation. -
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Changes in Glucose Tolerance
Women with polycystic ovaries demonstrate a definite rate of worsening glucose tolerance and conversion to type 2 diabetes mellitus. -
Pharmacology Update: Tigecycline Injection (Tygacil)
The FDA has approved tigecycline, the first of a new class of antimicrobial agents. The drug is a novel parenteral antibiotic that is chemically similar to minocycline. It is active against a wide variety of bacteria that cause complicated intra-abdominal and complicated skin and skin structure infections including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Tigecycline is marketed by Wyeth as Tygacil. -
Clinical Briefs By Louis Kuritzky, MD
Staphylococcal Toxins in Patients with Psoriasis, Atopic Dermatitis, Erythroderma, and in Healthy Control Subjects; Insulin Resistance and Risk of Congestive Heart Failure; Ciprofloxacin Interacts with Thyroid Replacement Therapy -
ECG Review
Premature Ischemia -
Pharmacology Watch
Beta-Blockers May Be Useful for Noncardiac Surgery; Promising New Weight Loss Drug?; Treating Shift-Work Disorder; Another Flu Vaccine Shortage?; FDA Actions -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement