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The ECG shown above was obtained from an 88-year-old woman who refused treatment. What is the rhythm? Is there a grouping? Is anything else going on?
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Because it is recognized that type 2 diabetics (DM2) incur greater risk of CV outcomes than the general population, consensus groups have advocated BP < 130/80 mmHg as a preferred goal, in contrast to 140/90 mmHg for the general hypertensive population.
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In community-dwelling women age 70 years and older, annual oral administration of high-dose vitamin D for 3-5 years resulted in a higher, not lower, incidence of falls and fractures.
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Vitamin B12 levels fall, and continue to fall, with continued metformin use in patients already receiving insulin.
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Ketorolac nasal spray is indicated for the management of moderate to moderately severe pain that requires analgesia at the opioid level.1 It is indicated for short-term use only (up to 5 days).
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In this issue: Lorcaserin submitted for FDA review, FDA advisory panel votes against phentermine/topiramate, mixed vote on rosiglitazone, advisory panel votes to remove breast cancer indication from bevacizumab labeling, no increase in seizures found with DTaP vaccine, new REMS for quinine.
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A critically ill patient, who was a heroin user, was admitted to a hospital in Scotland in December 2009 and was found to be infected with Bacillus anthracis.
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The purpose of this study was to estimate the association between antibacterial medications and selected birth defects. The authors conducted a population-based, multisite, case-control study of women who had pregnancies affected by 1 of more than 30 eligible major birth defects identified via birth defect surveillance programs.
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