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61 Doctor and dentist contacts with an NHS occupational health service Occupational Medicine, May 22, 2013 Review Article

62 Post-traumatic stress disorder in trainee doctors with previous needlestick injuries Occupational Medicine, May 22, 2013 Clinical Article

63 Self-image of male nursing students in Hong kong: multi-qualitative approaches American Journal of Men's Health , May 22, 2013 Review Article

64 Basic Psychometric Properties of the Transfer Assessment Instrument (Version 3.0) Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article

65 Introducing technology into medical education: Two pilot studies Patient Education and Counselling, May 21, 2013 Review Article

66 Learning to listen: Effects of using conversational transcripts to help medical students improve their use of open questions in soliciting patient problems Patient Education and Counselling, May 21, 2013 Review Article

67 Medicines and the media: news reports of medicines recommended for government reimbursement in Australia Full Text BMC Public Health, May 21, 2013 Review Article

68 The potential for multi-disciplinary primary health care services to take action on the social determinants of health: actions and constraints Full Text BMC Public Health, May 21, 2013 Review Article

69 Readability and suitability assessment of patient education materials in rheumatic diseases Arthritis Care & Research , May 20, 2013 Clinical Article

70 Prevention Screening and Counseling: Strategy for Integration Into Medical Education and Practice American Journal of Preventive Medicine, May 20, 2013 Review Article

71 Effects of continuing professional development on clinical performance: Results of a study involving family practitioners in Quebec Full Text Canadian Family Physician, May 20, 2013 Review Article

72 Non-Cigarette Tobacco and the Lung Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology, May 17, 2013 Review Article

73 Portugals special education law: implementing the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health in policy and practice Disability & Rehabilitation, May 17, 2013 Clinical Guideline

74 Do participation and personalization matter? A model-driven evaluation of an Internet-based patient education intervention for fibromyalgia patients Patient Education and Counselling, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article

75 Effects of lifestyle education program for type 2 diabetes patients in clinics: a cluster randomized controlled trial Full Text BMC Public Health, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article

76 Design and implementation of a proficiency-based, structured endoscopy course for medical students applying for a surgical specialty Full Text Advances in Medical Education and Practice, May 15, 2013 Review Article

77 The impact of lifestyle medicine continuing education on provider knowledge, attitudes, and counseling behaviors Medical Teacher, May 14, 2013 Continuing Medical Education

78 A cluster randomised controlled trial of a nutrition education intervention in the community Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, May 14, 2013 Clinical Article

79 Students entering internship show readiness in the nutrition care process Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, May 13, 2013 Review Article

80 Effectiveness of Blood Pressure Educational and Evaluation Program for the Improvement of Measurement Accuracy Among Nurses High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention, May 13, 2013 Clinical Guideline

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Clinical Pearls in Internal Medicine

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 A structural multidisciplinary approach to depression management in nursing-home residents: a multicentre, stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial The Lancet, May 6, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine

2 Scholarly activity points: a new tool to evaluate resident scholarly productivity British Journal of Anesthesia, May 1, 2013 Review Article

3 Pre-Sliced Fruit in School Cafeterias: Children's Selection and Intake American Journal of Preventive Medicine, May 9, 2013

4 Effects of lifestyle education program for type 2 diabetes patients in clinics: a cluster randomized controlled trial BMC Public Health, May 15, 2013 Free full text

5 Physical Examination Education in Graduate Medical Education—A Systematic Review of the Literature Journal of General Internal Medicine, April 23, 2013 Review Article

6 Community of Solution for the U.S. Health Care System: Lessons from the U.S. Educational System Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, May 9, 2013 Free full text Review Article

7 Infective Endocarditis New England Journal of Medicine, April 24, 2013 Review Article

8 The impact of lifestyle medicine continuing education on provider knowledge, attitudes, and counseling behaviors Medical Teacher, May 14, 2013

9 Cost effectiveness of patient education for the prevention of falls in hospital: economic evaluation from a randomized controlled trial BMC Medicine, May 24, 2013 Free full text Evidence Based Medicine

10 Students entering internship show readiness in the nutrition care process Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, May 13, 2013 Review Article

11 Stimulating medical education research in the Netherlands Medical Teacher, April 30, 2013 Review Article

12 Treated hypertension and the white coat phenomenon: Office readings are inadequate measures of efficacy Journal of the American Society of Hypertension, April 24, 2013

13 Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over-the-counter medications Cochrane Reviews, May 9, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine

14 Patient Outcomes in Simulation-Based Medical Education: A Systematic Review Journal of General Internal Medicine, April 23, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article

15 The good apprentice in medical education New Zealand Medical Journal, February 2, 2010

16 Quality in Physical Therapist Clinical Education: A Systematic Review Physical Therapy, May 8, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article

17 Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy: Principles and practice European Journal of Internal Medicine , April 25, 2013

18 Awareness and practice of road safety measures among undergraduate medical students in a South Indian state Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, May 2, 2013 Review Article

19 A cluster randomised controlled trial of a nutrition education intervention in the community Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, May 14, 2013

20 A Primary Care–Public Health Partnership Addressing Homelessness, Serious Mental Illness, and Health Disparities Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, May 9, 2013 Free full text Review Article

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Internal Medicine - Academic Med/Education 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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