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Special Report from the International Stroke Conference: Current Endovascular Interventions for Acute Ischemic Stroke Do Not Result in Better Clinical Outcomes than Intravenous Thrombolysis
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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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There are specific injury mechanisms that should lead the practitioner to suspect the presence of intra-abdominal injury, such as a handlebar injury to the upper abdomen and seat belt signs from a motor vehicle accident.
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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.
