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Ebola Virus Disease and the ICU Clinician

As hospitals in the United States and other resource-intensive countries prepare for the care of patients with possible Ebola virus disease, the greatest impact on its clinical outcome and further spread will most likely come from the application of existing basic critical-care and infection-control principles.

Internal Medicine Alert - Full October 29, 2014 Issue in PDF

Risk of Non-Cardiac Surgery with Severe Aortic Stenosis

Perioperative risk of major non-cardiac surgery in patients with severe aortic stenosis: a reappraisal in contemporary practice.

Aortic Prosthetic Valve Type and Survival

Survival and long-term outcomes following bioprosthetic vs mechanical aortic valve replacement in patients aged 50 to 69 years.

Is it Time to Consider Catheter Ablation for Asymptomatic WPW?

The authors prospectively collected data from a single center in Italy including symptomatic and asymptomatic Wolff-Parkinson-White ([WPW]pre-excited) patients.

Revascularization of Chronic Total Occlusions After Successful Primary PCI Shows Mortality Benefit in Registry Study

Impact of chronic total occlusion revascularization in patients with acute myocardial infarction treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Outcomes with Worsening Renal Function in Patients with Diastolic Heart Failure

Worsening renal function and outcome in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction and the impact of angiotensin receptor blocker treatment.

The New Guidelines Put C. difficile on the Run

SYNOPSIS: Patients have decreased disease recurrence and mortality when physicians follow the IDSA/Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America guidelines for the treatment of C difficile infection.

Nasal High-Flow Oxygen Lowers Reintubation Rate

SYNOPSIS: Use of nasal high-flow oxygen was associated with better comfort, fewer desaturations and interface displacements, and a lower reintubation rate.

Can We Reduce Unnecessary Head CT Scans in Patients with Delirium?

This study was a retrospective review of medical records of hospitalized general medicine patients with head CT imaging performed for the evaluation of delirium.