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Latest (6) Full Text Articles (159) Focus on Neurologic Disorders

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801 Is The Campaign To Prevent Venous Thromboembolism In Hospitalized Patients Working Full Text Chest, October 5, 2010

802 Chronic kidney disease and 1-year survival in elderly patients discharged from acute care hospitals: a comparison of three glomerular filtration rate equations Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, October 5, 2010

803 Independent Validation of the Prolonged Length of Stay Score Neuroepidemiology , October 5, 2010

804 Walking Speed Threshold for Classifying Walking Independence in Hospitalized Older Adults Physical Therapy, October 4, 2010

805 Intervention Goals Determine Physical Therapists' Workload in the Acute Care Setting Physical Therapy, October 4, 2010

806 Predicting Early Mortality in Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease using the CURB65 score Respirology, October 4, 2010

807 The effects of bushfire smoke on respiratory health Respirology, October 4, 2010

808 Burn pain and patients responses Burns, October 4, 2010

809 Characteristics of elderly Japanese patients with severe burns Burns, October 4, 2010

810 Factors associated with mortality in patients with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease hospitalized in General Medicine departments Internal and Emergency Medicine, October 4, 2010

811 Effectiveness of GPs in accident and emergency departments British Journal of General Practice, October 4, 2010

812 State of affairs of emergency medicine in the Veterans Health Administration The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, October 1, 2010

813 Biomarkers of Acute Kidney Injury in Different Clinical Settings: A Time to Change the Paradigm Kidney and Blood Pressure Research, October 1, 2010

814 Aura attacks from acute convexity subarachnoid haemorrhage not due to cerebral amyloid angiopathy Cephalalgia, October 1, 2010

815 Epidemiology and outcome of burns in Esteqlal Hospital of Kabul, Afghanistan Burns, October 1, 2010

816 Mental disorders among acute burn patients Burns, October 1, 2010

817 Topical diclofenac epolamine patch 1.3 for treatment of acute pain caused by soft tissue injury International Journal of Clinical Practice, September 30, 2010 Clinical Article

818 Update on the diagnosis and management of acute kidney injury Full Text International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease, September 30, 2010

819 The effect of sporting events on emergency department attendance rates in a district general hospital in Northern Ireland International Journal of Clinical Practice, September 30, 2010

820 Predicting Nocturnal Hypoventilation in Hypercapnic Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients Undergoing Long-Term Oxygen Therapy Respiration, September 30, 2010

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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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Highlights in Internal Medicine

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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1 Effects of an Acute Care for Elders Unit on Costs and 30-Day Readmissions ACE Unit Model for Care JAMA Internal Medicine, May 7, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine

2 Should all acutely ill medical patients be treated with antithrombotic drugs? Thrombosis and Haemostasis, April 23, 2013 Free full text Review Article

3 Aggressive Fluid and Sodium Restriction in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: A Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA Internal Medicine, May 21, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine

4 Recognizing and managing hereditary angioedema Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, May 8, 2013 Free full text

5 EHRA Practical Guide on the use of new oral anticoagulants in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: executive summary European Heart Journal, April 30, 2013 Clinical Guideline

6 Does music influence stress in mechanically ventilated patients? Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, May 3, 2013
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7 Predictors of 30-day mortality and outcome in cases of myocardial infarction with cardiogenic shock treated by extracorporeal life support European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, April 29, 2013

8 Early Parenteral Nutrition in Critically Ill Patients With Short-term Relative Contraindications to Early Enteral Nutrition: A Randomized Controlled Trial JAMA, May 21, 2013 Free full text Evidence Based Medicine

9 Prone positioning in Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome New England Journal of Medicine, May 22, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine

10 Influence of neighborhood household income on early death or urgent hospital readmission Journal of Hospital Medicine, May 1, 2013 Review Article

11 New insights of P2X7 receptor signaling pathway in alveolar functions Journal of Biomedical Science, May 6, 2013 Free full text

12 Estimating Quality of Life in Acute Venous Thrombosis JAMA Internal Medicine, May 21, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine

13 Paracetamol (acetaminophen) with or without an antiemetic for acute migraine headaches in adults Cochrane Reviews, May 14, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine

14 Serum microRNAs profile from genom-wide serves as a fingerprint for diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction and angina pectoris BMC Genomics, May 6, 2013 Free full text

15 A Randomized Trial of Nighttime Physician Staffing in an Intensive Care Unit New England Journal of Medicine, May 22, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine

16 Evaluation of the Mobile Acute Care of the Elderly (MACE) Service JAMA Internal Medicine, May 7, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine

17 Effects of Patient-Directed Music Intervention on Anxiety and Sedative Exposure in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilatory Support: A Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA, May 21, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine

18 Calcium antagonists as an add-on therapy for drug-resistant epilepsy Cochrane Reviews, April 2, 2013 Review Article

19 Proton Pump Inhibitors and Risk of 1-Year Mortality and Rehospitalization in Older Patients Discharged From Acute Care Hospitals Proton Pump Inhibitors in Older Patients JAMA Internal Medicine, April 10, 2013

20 A Physical Therapist-Established Intensive Care Unit Early Mobilization Program: A Quality Improvement Project for Critical Care at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center Physical Therapy, April 24, 2013 Review Article

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Internal Medicine - Critical Care/Hospitalist News & Articles

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Clinical Pearls in Internal Medicine

Highlights in Internal Medicine

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

Most Popular Internal Med Articles

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