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Daily chest radiographs have long been a staple of practice for intubated patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) and their use persists despite several studies questioning whether they are of any benefit to patients.
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Unroe and associates prospectively enrolled 126 consecutive survivors of prolonged mechanical ventilation, along with their surrogates, and followed them for 1 year after discharge from the ICU.
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A randomized controlled trial showed that low-dose colchicine, 1.2 mg initially followed by 0.6 mg at 1 hour, was equally effective with fewer side effects as high-dose colchicine, eight 0.6 mg pills over 6 hours. The < 40% response rate with 23% getting diarrhea in the low-dose group calls into question whether colchicine is the superior choice over NSAIDs for acute gout.
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Male sexual dysfunction is well recognized as a consequence of diabetes.
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The more bike riding a premenopausal women does, the less likely she is to gain weight.
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Fibrates can reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events predominantly by prevention of coronary events, and might have a role in treating individuals who are at especially high risk of cardiovascular events and in those with combined dyslipidemia.
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Combining extended physical therapy and high-dose cholecalciferol can reduce two different complications of hip fracture: falls and hospital readmission.
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Everolimus, a derivative of sirolimus, is a mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor.
