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821 Development of a nursing model for life adjustment in patients with lung cancer in Japan Nursing & Health Sciences, March 4, 2013 Clinical Article

822 Income inequality and 30 day outcomes after acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and pneumonia: retrospective cohort study British Medical Journal, March 1, 2013 Clinical Article

823 Mechanisms Of Acute Exacerbation Of Respiratory Symptoms In Copd European Journal of Clinical Investigation, March 1, 2013 Review Article

824 Chronic intermittent hypoxia down-regulates endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression by an NF-κB-dependent mechanism Sleep Medicine, March 1, 2013 Review Article

825 Definition of a Positive Test Result in Computed Tomography Screening for Lung Cancer A Cohort Study Annals of Internal Medicine, March 1, 2013 Clinical Article

826 Pulmonary manifestations of HHV-8 during HIV infection European Respiratory Journal , March 1, 2013 Clinical Article

827 Pulmonary hypertension in antisynthetase syndrome: prevalence, etiology and survival European Respiratory Journal , March 1, 2013 Clinical Article

828 Diagnostic value of FASH ultrasound and chest X-ray in HIV-co-infected patients with abdominal tuberculosis The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, March 1, 2013 Clinical Article

829 Accurate scoring of the apnea-hypopnea index using a simple non-contact breathing sensor Journal of Sleep Research, March 1, 2013 Review Article

830 Obesity, Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels and Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure and Preserved Left Ventricular Systolic Function The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, February 28, 2013 Clinical Article

831 The Impact of Statin and Macrolide Use on Early Survival in Patients With Pneumococcal Pneumonia The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, February 28, 2013

832 Thromboprophylaxis following hip and knee arthroplasty Internal Medicine Journal, February 28, 2013 Clinical Article

833 Statin treatment and the risk of recurrent pulmonary embolism European Heart Journal, February 28, 2013 Clinical Article

834 High mortality of pneumonia in cirrhotic patients with ascites Full Text BMC Gastroenterology, February 28, 2013 Clinical Article

835 High altitude pulmonary edema-clinical features, pathophysiology, prevention and treatment Full Text Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, February 28, 2013 Review Article

836 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease diagnosis: The simpler the better? Not always European Journal of Internal Medicine , February 28, 2013 Clinical Article

837 Molecular basis for the increased polymyxin susceptibility of Klebsiella pneumoniae strains with under-acylated lipid A Innate Immunity, February 28, 2013 Clinical Article

838 Lung function indices for predicting mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease European Respiratory Journal , February 28, 2013 Clinical Article

839 Effects of self-regulation protocol on physiological and psychological measures in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Journal of Clinical Nursing, February 27, 2013 Clinical Article

840 Strategies to reduce ventilator-associated lung injury (VALI) Burns, February 27, 2013 Review Article

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Vitamin D deficiency is more common with non-Caucasian patients, and those with lower social support, no insurance, diabetes, lower activity levels, higher parathyroid hormone levels, and higher body mass indexes
Eating an early breakfast and dinner when taking PPIs can lower FSSG scores and improve GERD symptoms. (Factors leading to increased FSSG scores were female gender, inadequate sleep, lack of breakfast, antihypertensive agent non-users and dinner just before bedtime.)
No single method of contraception is contraindicated by age alone, but caution should be exercised with estrogen-containing preparations in obese women over 40

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Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased mortality in ICU patients

Among 130 patients requiring mechanical ventilation, 107 were vitamin D-deficient (< 20 ng/ml). Of the patients who did not survive, the length of survival was shorter in the vitamin D-deficient patients (15.3 vs. 24.2 days, respectively).

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Coronary artery calcium increases cardiovascular risk in patients with T2DM and HTN

Researchers at Tel-Aviv University have conducted a study to determine the value of coronary artery calcium (CAC) measurements in cardiovascular risk stratification in patients with T2DM and HTN. The study involved 423 patients enrolled in the International Nifedipine Study: Intervention as Goal for Hypertension Therapy. The patients had baseline CT scans for CAC measurement at baseline and were shown to be free of disease. Follow-up CT scans were performed at 3 and 15 years. Cardiovascular events (CVEs) occurred in 41 of 423 patients at 3 years and 111 of 268 patients at 15 years of follow-up. CVEs occurred in 15% and 52% (CAC+) and 7% and 32% (CAC-) of patients with T2DM at 3 and 15 years of follow-up, respectively. Compared to patients without T2DM and no CAC, the HRs for a CVE were 6.6 and 3.9 in T2DM patients with and without CAC, respectively.

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CAC scores add predictability to Framingham

Researchers at Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam have evaluated 12 measures (N-terminal fragment of prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide levels, von Willebrand factor antigen levels, fibrinogen levels, chronic kidney disease, leukocyte count, C-reactive protein levels, homocysteine levels, uric acid levels, coronary artery calcium [CAC] scores, carotid intima–media thickness, peripheral arterial disease, and pulse wave velocity), in addition to Framingham risk scores for predicting coronary heart disease. Only the CAC was shown to add significantly to the Framingham risk score in predicting coronary heart disease.

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Internal Medicine - Pulmonology News & Articles

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Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased mortality in ICU patients

Coronary artery calcium increases cardiovascular risk in patients with T2DM and HTN

CAC scores add predictability to Framingham

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