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Although there is little data to support this, I routinely counsel my HIV-infected patients to get seasonal and H1N1 vaccine, explaining that while they are probably at no greater risk for "catching the flu," they may be at greater risk for more severe symptoms and complications than someone without HIV.
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In this issue: FDA Advisory Committee recommends approval of dabigatran, safety of proton pump inhibitors, effectiveness of glucosamine and chondroitin, FDA Actions.
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Initial association analysis was performed on 205 african-americans with biopsy-proven FSGS and 180 African-American controls.
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In October 2009, the FDA licensed the bivalent human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV2; Cervarix, GlaxoSmithKline) for use in females aged 10 through 25 years.
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Patients undergoing major surgery tend to be older individuals with more comorbidities than the general non-surgical population.
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For patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), the optimal doses of aspirin and clopidogrel remain unknown.
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Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is known to be associated with troponin leaks and ST-wave depression on ECG, both potential markers of ischemia. However, the exact significance of these findings is unclear.
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A Canadian study reveals that while a majority of elderly patients undergoing hemiarthroplasty did not receive home care upon discharge, those that did had longer short-term survival.
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This observational study compared simultaneous arterial and central venous blood gases in a mixed patient population and found high agreement between normal gases after the application of a predefined adjustment algorithm.
