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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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In former, aging, National Football League players, fluid-attenuated inversion recovery scans showed increased total and deep white matter hyperintensity volumes, while diffusion tensor imaging showed decreased fractional anisotropy reflecting white matter disruption, and this is associated with cognitive impairments and depression.
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Children with intracerebral hemorrhage are at increased risk for seizures and epilepsy compared to adults, particularly those who develop elevated intracranial pressures.
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The combination of interferon beta 1a (30 mcg IM weekly) and glatiramer acetate was not more effective on annualized relapse rate in multiple sclerosis compared to either treatment alone.
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In a study of the elderly who are normal or have mild cognitive impairment, vascular brain disease and brain amyloid deposition appear to be independent risks for dementia.
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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
