Internal Medicine Alert – June 15, 2020
June 15, 2020
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Public Health Interventions to Reduce COVID-19 Spread
After studying the association of public health interventions with the epidemiological features of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China, the authors found nonpharmaceutical interventions may be associated with better outbreak control.
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Masking Our Anxiety
Weighing the pros and cons of wearing a face covering in public.
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Coronary CT Angiography to Identify Plaque Stabilization
Researchers identified subjects with no known coronary artery disease drawn from a large international, multicenter registry of coronary CT angiography. The authors demonstrated those with a high density of calcium plaques experienced the fewest events, suggesting high-density calcium plaques are stable.
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Brief, Targeted Intervention to Stop Smoking
A one-minute intervention giving facts about the health impact of smoking was presented to men waiting to be seen in Hong Kong emergency rooms. At a six-month follow-up, investigators found a significantly higher abstinence rate in the intervention group.
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Remdesivir Injection
Under a federal emergency authorization, remdesivir can be used to treat suspected or laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 in children or adults who are hospitalized with severe disease.
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How Can This Patient Be Stable?
The ECG in the figure was obtained from a young adult who presented to the emergency department with palpitations, but who otherwise was hemodynamically stable. What is the diagnosis?
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