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In settings in which an admitting neurology service is unavailable, hospitalists may be called upon to care for and initiate an appropriate diagnostic evaluation for adult patients with new-onset seizures.
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Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the preferred strategy for treating ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
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Medications for Risk Reduction of Breast Cancer in Women
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This large, multicenter, quality improvement project showed a dramatic reduction in mortality among patients with severe sepsis or septic shock after implementation of a sepsis treatment bundle.
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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.
