Internal Medicine Alert – June 15, 2009
June 15, 2009
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When You Hear Hoof Beats, Sometimes You Have to Think of Zebras
A significant portion of patients with irritable bowel syndrome will test positive for celiac disease. -
Choosing a Fecal Occult Blood Test
Correlation of 6 different immunochemical qualitative fecal occult blood tests with colonoscopy findings showed wide variation in diagnostic performance. -
Colorectal Screening and Advancing Age
Advancing age was inversely related to the frequency of colorectal cancer screening, but even severe comorbidity did not seem to proportionally decrease colorectal cancer screening. -
Artemether and Lumefan-trine Tablets (Coartem®)
The FDA has approved a new drug combination for acute, uncomplicated malaria infection. -
Clinical Briefs By Louis Kuritzky, MD
Weight management issues continue to be problematic for persons with type 2 diabetes. -
ECG Review: And If the Patient Had Chest Pain?
The ECG above was obtained from a 62-year-old man with hypertension who was being seen in the office. How would you interpret this tracing if he had told you of some chest discomfort that he felt for the first time earlier that morning? -
Pharmacology Watch
NSAIDs in the elderly; managing GI and CVD risk with NSAIDs; low-dose naltrexone and fibromyalgia; treating glucocorticoid-induced bone loss; FDA Actions.