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In this edition of Primary Care Reports, we will only examine the role of depression and its effect on cardiovascular disease (CVD). We will also explore the recommended pharmacological approach for the treatment of depression when these two syndromes are comorbid.
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Does erythropoietin worsen cancer death rates? Most hypothyroid patients can be replaced with levothyroxine alone without additional T3. Does aggressive control in type 2 diabetes save lives?
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The Southern Nevada Health District issued the following questions and answers after launching the largest patient look-back effort in history by contacting 40,000 patients potentially exposed to bloodborne pathogens in a Las Vegas endoscopy clinic:
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An outbreak of hepatitis C virus (HCV) that recently sparked a massive testing effort affecting 40,000 patients in Las Vegas comes as the largest, latest "look-back" in a series of ambulatory care exposures that shows no signs of stopping.
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Appropriately enough in Las Vegas, the largest patient look-back investigation in history will come down to something akin to a high-stakes bingo game.
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In response to a hepatitis C virus outbreak in an endoscopy center in Las Vegas, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) in Park Ridge, IL, is reiterating safe needle practices to all of its members.
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In light of an outbreak of hepatitis C virus that resulted in public health officials advising 40,000 patients to be tested, Dipak Desai, MD, majority owner of the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada at 700 Shadow Lane, issued the following statement on March 10, 2008:
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This multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of hydrocortisone replacement in septic shock aimed to evaluate 28-day mortality in non-responders to corticotropin stimulation.
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Trauma surgeons at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis carried out a randomized clinical trial comparing a continuous ethanol infusion with a protocol of scheduled diazepam administration for the prevention and control of severe alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) among patients admitted to their ICU following trauma.
