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981 Presenting video recordings of newborn resuscitations in debriefings for teamwork training BMJ Quality & Safety, January 28, 2011

982 Promoting Balance and Strength in the Middle-Aged Workforce International Journal of Sports Medicine, January 28, 2011

983 Perspective: Competencies, Outcomes, and Controversy—Linking Professional Activities to Competencies to Improve Resident Education and Practice Academic Medicine, January 27, 2011

984 A Systematic Review of Clinical Decision Rules for the Diagnosis of Influenza Full Text Annals of Family Medicine, January 27, 2011

985 Training family physicians and residents in family medicine in shared decision making to improve clinical decisions regarding the use of antibiotics for acute respiratory infections: protocol for a clustered randomized controlled trial Full Text BMC Family Practice, January 27, 2011

986 Enhancing Nurse and Physician Collaboration in Clinical Decision Making Through High-fidelity Interdisciplinary Simulation Training Full Text Mayo Clinic Proceedings, January 24, 2011

987 Major Concerns About Internal Medicine: Insights from Program Directors Southern Medical Journal, January 24, 2011

988 Relationship Between Encounter Time and Candidate Performance on COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, January 24, 2011 Continuing Medical Education

989 Impact of a Nutrition Education Program to Increase Intake of Calcium-Rich Foods by Chinese-American Women Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, January 21, 2011

990 Interprofessional Resource Centre: a knowledge translation strategy Full Text Advances in Medical Education and Practice, January 20, 2011

991 Proportion of elementary school pupils' anthropometric characteristics with dimensions of classroom furniture in Isfahan, Iran Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, January 18, 2011

992 Education Associations With Smoking and Leisure-Time Physical Inactivity Among Hispanic and Asian Young Adults American Journal of Public Health, January 17, 2011

993 Educational Level and the Quality of Life of Heart Failure Patients: A Longitudinal Study Journal of Cardiac Failure, January 17, 2011

994 AAFP NRN Recruiting Docs to Evaluate Web-based Asthma Tool Full Text American Family Physician, January 14, 2011

995 The Effect of an Early Education Program on Adult Health: The Carolina Abecedarian Project Randomized Controlled Trial American Journal of Public Health, January 14, 2011

996 Validation of a risk-assessment scale and a risk-adapted monitoring plan for academic clinical research studies — The Pre-Optimon study Contemporary Clinical Trials , January 14, 2011

997 Confidential Testing of Cardiac Examination Competency in Cardiology and Noncardiology Faculty and Trainees: A Multicenter Study Full Text Clinical Cardiology, January 13, 2011

998 Optimizing Public Health Strategies for Stroke Education: Need for a Controlled Trial American Journal of Therapeutics, January 12, 2011

999 Nurse-initiated defibrillation: are nurses confident enough Emergency Medicine Journal, January 11, 2011

1000 A practical guide to using the World Federation for Medical Education Standards. WFME 3: assessment of students Irish Journal of Medical Science, January 11, 2011

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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 Renin-angiotensin system inhibitors for prevention of recurrent atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis International Journal of Clinical Practice, April 9, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article

2 Bone mineral density testing: Is a T score enough to determine the screening interval? Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, April 3, 2013 Free full text

3 Antihypertensive therapy: nocturnal dippers and nondippers. Do we treat them differently? Vascular Health and Risk Management, March 26, 2013 Free full text

4 Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae: A menace to our most vulnerable patients Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, April 11, 2013 Free full text

5 Acute pneumonia and the cardiovascular system The Lancet, March 12, 2013 Review Article

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

7 Omega-3 in Antiarrhythmic Therapy High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention, April 16, 2013

8 Long-term safety and efficacy of telmisartan/amlodipine single pill combination in the treatment of hypertension Vascular Health and Risk Management, March 26, 2013 Free full text

9 Sudden Cardiac Death in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, April 18, 2013

10 Intake of total protein, plant protein and animal protein in relation to blood pressure: a meta-analysis of observational and intervention studies Journal of Human Hypertension, March 28, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article

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

12 Effects of vitamin D supplementation on body fat accumulation, inflammation, and metabolic risk factors in obese adults with low vitamin D levels -- Results from a randomized trial European Journal of Internal Medicine , April 11, 2013

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

14 Oral Anticoagulation and Implantation of Cardiac Rhythm Management Devices: Is Heparin a Bridge Too Far? The Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, April 16, 2013 Free full text

15 The Public Health Impact score: a new measure of public health effectiveness for general practices in England British Journal of General Practice, April 3, 2013

16 De-escalation of antimicrobial treatment for adults with sepsis, severe sepsis or septic shock Cochrane Reviews, April 11, 2013 Review Article

17 Independent and conjoint associations of gout and hyperuricaemia with total and cardiovascular mortality QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, April 11, 2013

18 Association between high sensitivity C-reactive protein, heart rate variability and corrected QT interval in patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis European Journal of Internal Medicine , March 27, 2013

19 Effect of physical activity on heart rate variability and carotid intima-media thickness in older people Internal and Emergency Medicine, March 27, 2013

20 Prevalence of a Healthy Lifestyle Among Individuals With Cardiovascular Disease in High-, Middle- and Low-Income Countries The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) Study Healthy Lifestyle and Cardiovascular Disease JAMA, April 18, 2013 Free full text

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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 Medicine Articles

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