Internal Medicine Alert – August 15, 2009
August 15, 2009
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Bleeding or Breathing? Rethinking Hospital Admission Orders
Patients who receive proton-pump inhibitors in the hospital are at increased risk for hospital-acquired pneumonia. -
Coming Soon to a Lab Near You: The Holy Grail
The combination of a CBC and a BMP can predict death. -
Tapentadol Immediate-release Tablets C-II (Nucynta™)
A new opioid analgesic with a dual mechanism of action has been released for market by PriCara, a division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -
Clinical Briefs By Louis Kuritzky, MD
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is inextricably linked with adverse cardiovascular events including stroke, MI, hypertension (HTN), and arrhythmia. -
ECG Review: Fatigue for the Last Three Weeks
The ECG in the tracing above was obtained from a 68-year-old man who presented with a history of fatigue for the past 3 weeks, but no chest pain. No history of coronary artery disease, and no prior tracings were available for comparison. How would you interpret his ECG in view of this clinical history? -
Pharmacology Watch
Comparing blood pressure medications, determining optimal length of androgen-deprivation therapy, red yeast rice for LDL reduction, and FDA Actions.