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Should Long-acting Bronchodilators Be Used in Acute Exacerbations of COPD?
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: There's a disappointingly high rate of non-recommended drug administration.
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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.
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Statins and the Neuromuscular System
Statins inhibit the function of 3-hydroy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase and are widely used for risk reduction of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease. It is estimated that about 10% of patients will discontinue statins due to muscle-related symptoms.
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Predicting Efficacy of IVIG in CIDP
In a retrospective chart review of 281 treatment-naïve patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy, lack of response to intravenous immunoglobulin was predicted by 1) presence of painful neuropathy and 2) strength differences between arm and leg muscles.
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Progesterone in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: Administration of progesterone after acute traumatic brain injury does not improve neurological outcome nor reduce mortality.
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The Clinical Spectrum of Encephalitis
Encephalitis is a serious neurologic condition caused by acute inflammation of the brain. Patients typically present acutely with any combination of confusion, fever, seizures, headache, focal neurologic deficits, and abnormal involuntary movements. Diagnosis is typically made by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis and serologic studies on CSF and blood.