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The High and Low Cost of Dying
Nurses perceive increased quality of dying with lower costing end-of-life care, while underinsured families perceive increased quality of dying with higher costs.
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Sleep-promoting Interventions for Critically Ill Patients
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: Efforts have been made over the past couple of years to test and implement interventions in the ICU to promote sleep.
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More About Pistachios: Benefits in Cardiometabolic Syndrome
SYNOPSIS: Improvements in some, but not all, lipid parameters were seen by substituting some carbohydrates with two servings of pistachios daily in people with elevated serum LDL cholesterol.
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The Benefits of a Diet Rich in Omega 3s
Your patients' benefits and risks of eating fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids.
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Pistachios and Metabolic Risk Factors
This study is a randomized, crossover clinical trial demonstrating that a pistachio-rich diet significantly reduced fasting glucose, insulin, and insulin resistance compared to the control diet group in prediabetic individuals.
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Clinical Briefs
Topics: Metformin: Have we Been Overcautious in CKD?, Reduction in Prostate, and Doing the Right Thing for Acute Bronchitis in Healthy Adults: Antibiotics
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Edoxaban Tablets (Savaysa™)
The third oral factor Xa inhibitor has been approved by the FDA. Edoxaban is the fourth target-specific oral anticoagulant (TSOA) to enter the market following dabigatran (Pradaxa), rivaroxaban (Xarelto), and apixaban (Eliquis). Edoxaban is manufactured by Tokyo-based Daiichi Sankyo Company and marketed by Daiichi Sankyo as Savaysa.
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The Economic Burden of Undiagnosed Pre-diabetes
The economic burden of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes, gestational diabetes, and prediabetes has exceeded $322 billion.
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Treatment of C. Difficile — Follow the Guidelines
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: The primary outcome was the occurrence of complications, including relapse within four weeks, surgery, and 30-day mortality.
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Should Clinicians Discuss Resumption of Sexual Activity Following an Acute MI?
Although the U.S. and European cardiovascular society guidelines recommend that patients be counseled about resuming sexual activity after suffering an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), the actual demographics of sexual education post-myocardial infarction (MI) are unknown.