Internal Medicine Alert – August 15, 2017
August 15, 2017
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Long-term Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors and Earlier Death
An observational study of a Veterans Affairs population showed that the use of proton pump inhibitors over a median 5.7-year follow-up period increased the risk of death by 25% compared with the use of histamine 2 blockers or no medication.
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Glycemic Measures May Vary Depending on Race
In patients with type 1 diabetes, hemoglobin A1c levels overestimate the mean glucose concentration in black persons compared with white persons, possibly owing to racial differences in the glycation of hemoglobin.
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Atypical Transient Symptoms Require Aggressive Investigation for Cause
Atypical transient symptoms, such as partial sensory deficit, dysarthria, vertigo and unsteadiness, unusual visual deficits, and diplopia, usually are not classified as transient ischemic attacks, and they frequently are not investigated in the same fashion.
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Delafloxacin Tablets (Baxdela)
Delafloxacin is indicated for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections caused by susceptible organisms.
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Clinical Briefs
In this section: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and gastrointestinal bleeding; rheumatoid arthritis; and community-acquired pneumonia.
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Atrial Flutter or Atrial Tachycardia?