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Does Finding the Portal of Entry of Bacteria in Infective Endocarditis Matter?

A comprehensive, systematic search for the portal of bacterial entry in infective endocarditis is frequently successful and affords an opportunity to prevent recurrent episodes.

Does the Use of Saline vs Buffered Crystalloid Reduce Risk of Acute Kidney Injury in ICU?

The use of a buffered crystalloid compared with saline did not reduce the risk of acute kidney injury in patients receiving crystalloid fluid therapy in the ICU.

Effects of a Rapid Response System Driven by Real-time Automated Clinical Alerts

The addition of an automated real-time clinical deterioration alert system to a rapid response system had marginal effects.

Integrative Approaches to Alzheimer’s Disease

The medical community had warning. “Dementia in the Elderly: The Silent Epidemic,” a 1982 Annals of Internal Medicine landmark article, looked at the “greying of America” and noted one natural consequence of longer life span would be an explosive impact on the prevalence of dementia. Indeed, the epidemic has come — not only in the United States, but also globally, with dementia affecting an estimated 46 million people worldwide in 2015 and projected to affect 131 million by 2050.

Mind Over (Back Pain) Matter: An RCT

Mindfulness meditation training led to greater short-term function and less pain in adults with chronic low back pain when compared to a control group receiving only educational sessions.

Prenatal Exercise for Pregnancy-induced Hypertension and Weight Gain

Regular exercise throughout pregnancy wards off hypertension and excessive gestational weight gain without increasing the incidence of low birthweight infants.

Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke

MONOGRAPH: The faster definitive stroke treatment is administered, the better the outcomes. Unfortunately, most patients arrive too late.

Clinical Briefs

In this section: a better way to measure blood pressure; the magical powers of grapefruit juice; and yet another reason to stop smoking.

Coagulation Factor IX (Recombinant), Albumin Fusion Protein

This product is indicated for on-demand control and prevention of bleeding episodes, perioperative management of bleeding, or routine prophylaxis to prevent or reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes in children and adults with hemophilia B (congenital factor IX deficiency).

Prescient Warning Symptoms: A New Target for Sudden Cardiac Death Prevention

Typical cardiac symptoms frequently precede sudden cardiac arrest and are frequently unheeded, but when acted on are associated with decreased mortality.