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Latest (8) Full Text Articles (151) Focus on GERD & PUD

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461 A 72-Year-Old Woman with Abdominal Pain and Distention after Peritoneal Dialysis New England Journal of Medicine, January 29, 2013

462 Patients with unresponsive wakefulness syndrome respond to the pain cries of other people Neurology, January 29, 2013 Review Article
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463 Lidocaine Analgesia for Removal of Wound Vacuum-Assisted Closure Dressings: A Randomized Double-Blinded Placebo-Controlled Trial Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, January 28, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article

464 Nurse assessment of residents pain in a long-term care facility International Nursing Review, January 28, 2013 Clinical Guideline

465 Primary attributions in women suffering fibromyalgia emphasize the perception of a disruptive onset for a long-lasting pain problem Journal of Psychosomatic Research, January 28, 2013 Review Article

466 Symptomatic multipartite patella: imaging findings and pain relief. A description of two cases Central European Journal of Medicine, January 28, 2013

467 Nonpharmacological Treatment of Pain in Rheumatic Diseases and Other Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions Current Rheumatology Reports, January 28, 2013 Clinical Article

468 Neuroticism in Young Women with Fibromyalgia Links to Key Clinical Features Full Text Pain Research and Treatment, January 28, 2013 Clinical Guideline

469 Cigarette smokers have reduced risk for post-dural puncture headache Full Text Pain Physician, January 28, 2013 Clinical Article

470 Evaluation of Nonspecific Low Back Pain Using a New Detailed Visual Analogue Scale for Patients in Motion, Standing, and Sitting: Characterizing Nonspecific Low Back Pain in Elderly Patients Full Text Pain Research and Treatment, January 28, 2013

471 Efficacy of graded activity versus supervised exercises in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain: protocol of a randomised controlled trial Full Text BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, January 25, 2013 Clinical Article

472 Evaluation of analgesic efficacy and psychoactive effects of AZD1940, a novel peripherally acting cannabinoid agonist, in human capsaicin-induced pain and hyperalgesia Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, January 25, 2013 Clinical Article

473 Pain increases motivational drive to obtain reward, but does not affect associated hedonic responses: A behavioural study in healthy volunteers European Journal of Pain, January 25, 2013 Review Article

474 Morning types are less sensitive to pain than evening types all day long European Journal of Pain, January 25, 2013 Clinical Article

475 Psychological Resilience, Pain Catastrophizing, and Positive Emotions: Perspectives on Comprehensive Modeling of Individual Pain Adaptation Current Pain and Headache Reports, January 25, 2013 Review Article

476 Disposition and Adjustment to Chronic Pain Current Pain and Headache Reports, January 25, 2013 Review Article

477 Temperament, Character, and Personality Disorders in Chronic Pain Current Pain and Headache Reports, January 25, 2013 Review Article

478 Pain management during invasive procedures at Italian NICUs: has anything changed in the last five years The Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, January 25, 2013 Clinical Article

479 Is magnesium citrate treatment effective on pain, clinical parameters and functional status in patients with fibromyalgia Rheumatology International, January 24, 2013 Clinical Article

480 Complementary and alternative treatments for chronic pelvic pain Current Pain and Headache Reports, January 24, 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 - Pain Management 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

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