Internal Medicine Alert – March 15, 2010
March 15, 2010
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A Guide to CV Guidelines
Guidelines to assess cardiovascular risk are often inconsistent and poorly developed. -
New Considerations in the Work-up of Patients with Chronic Cough
About a third of patients with sleep apnea have chronic cough. Such patients are more likely to be women and to have heartburn and rhinitis. -
Aortic Stenosis — When to Operate
Even if asymptomatic, early elective aortic valve replacement should be considered for increasingly symptomatic patients with severe aortic valve stenosis because they have a poor prognosis with a high event rate and a risk of rapid functional deterioration, especially if the peak aortic jet velocity is above 5.5 m/sec. -
Liraglutide Injection (Victoza®)
A second human glucagon-like peptide 1 (glp-1) analog/receptor agonist has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2). -
Clinical Briefs By Louis Kuritzky, MD
The burgeoning population of individuals with type 2 diabetes corresponds to a parallel increase in obesity. -
ECG Review: What Is the Frequency?
The ECG shown above was obtained from a 66-year-old woman with chest discomfort. What is going on in this tracing? -
Pharmacology Watch
Two oral medications for relapsing-remitting MS in phase III development; antihypertensives find new uses; Ginkgo biloba does not prevent cognitive decline in elderly; and FDA Actions