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Calcium supplementation in women; type 2 diabetes treatments and pancreatitis risk; treating chronic idiopathic urticaria; rivaroxaban and VTE; and FDA actions.
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In settings in which an admitting neurology service is unavailable, hospitalists may be called upon to care for and initiate an appropriate diagnostic evaluation for adult patients with new-onset seizures.
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Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the preferred strategy for treating ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
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Medications for Risk Reduction of Breast Cancer in Women
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This large, multicenter, quality improvement project showed a dramatic reduction in mortality among patients with severe sepsis or septic shock after implementation of a sepsis treatment bundle.
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In men taking oral fluoroquinolone antibiotics, the risk of acute renal failure is doubled, and when combined with renin-angiotensin-system blockers, the risk increases by 4.5 fold.
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Evidence-based updates in primary care medicine By Louis Kuritzky, MD
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Interpret the lead MCL-1 rhythm strip shown in the figure. Does this rhythm represent Mobitz I (Wenckebach) or Mobitz II AV block? Is a pacemaker likely to be needed?
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Which Patients Taking Warfarin for Atrial Fibrillation Have an Ongoing Risk for Stroke?; Who Gets Chronic Pain After a Stroke?; Clinical Features and Outcome of Basilar Artery Occlusion
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The updated practice guidelines for the treatment of atrial fibrillation include information on the newer treatments for rhythm control, treatment options to reduce atrial fibrillation complications, and updated anticoagulant management for thromboprophylaxis.
