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Is There RBBB, Acute Ischemia, or Both?

The ECG in the figure was obtained from a 35-year-old man with a 20-year history of smoking. He presented to the ED with new-onset chest discomfort. He was hemodynamically stable at the time this tracing was obtained. How would one interpret his ECG? Is there right bundle branch block (RBBB)? Is there evidence of acute posterior ischemia or infarction?

Sarecycline Tablets (Seysara)

Sarecycline is indicated for the treatment of inflammatory lesions of non-nodular moderate to severe acne in patients 9 years of age and older.

Is Sanitizer Better Than Soap?

In day care settings, the implementation of hand hygiene programs reduced respiratory illness, absenteeism, and antibiotic use in children 0-3 years of age. Using hand sanitizer was more effective than washing with soap and water.

Trends in Supplemental Vitamin D Intake

Researchers investigated the trends in daily supplemental vitamin D intake of ≥ 1,000 IU and ≥ 4,000 IU and found increasing use of vitamin D supplementation.

Thinking Outside of the ‘Alpha-Synuclein Box’: A Critical Role of Tau in Lewy Body Disorders

Neocortical tau pathology was associated with worse antemortem cognition in this large study of Parkinson’s disease dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies. Regional brain variations correlated with specific cognitive domains.

Predicting the Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment Using Imaging Biomarkers

In this population-based study, researchers used imaging biomarkers of amyloid and neuronal injury to estimate an absolute risk of mild cognitive impairment in the elderly.

Amyloid-ß Pathology Induced by Contaminated Cadaver-Derived Growth Hormone

Cadaveric pituitary-derived growth hormone that previously was known to transmit Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) also contains ß-amyloid. Growth hormone vials from cases associated with amyloid plaques in CJD patients cause amyloid plaque formation and cerebral amyloid angiopathy when injected intracranially into mice.

Rituximab for CIDP Associated With Systemic Immune Disorders

Rituximab has been used “off label” for the treatment of primary chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) with variable reports of success. These authors reported a high rate of response in patients who developed CIDP in the setting of other systemic immune-mediated disorders.

Continuous EEG Monitoring in Critically Ill Patients Is Associated With Reduced Hospital Mortality

In this retrospective cross-sectional study involving more than 7 million critically ill adult patients from the National Inpatient Sample database, researchers showed that the use of continuous electroencephalography is associated with lower in-hospital mortality.

Prucalopride Tablets (Motegrity)

Prucalopride is indicated for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation in adults.