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Unnecessary prescriptions for antibiotics are the most important factor in the development of antimicrobial resistance, needlessly exposing patients to the risk of adverse drug reactions and dramatically increasing health care costs.
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The study was a prospective, randomized, single-blind placebo-controlled trial of consecutive adult ED patients presenting to a university teaching hospital with benign positional vertigo (BPV).
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Drug-drug interactions are a potentially hazardous pitfall of practicing medicine; physicians are confronted with new drugs and must become knowledgeable of their adverse effects as well as the potential for interactions with other medicines.
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The electrocardiogram (ECG) in the Figure was obtained from a 73-year-old man with documented coronary disease and heart failure. He now presents with a 10-day history of dyspnea. How would you interpret his ECG?
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A new, and as of yet unpublished study, has raised increased concern about the relationship between rofecoxib (Vioxx), Mercks blockbuster COX-2 inhibitor, and cardiovascular events.
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Inhaled corticosteroids are the most effective pharmacologic agents in reducing exacerbations in asthmatics.
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The newer, more potent, statin drugs are capable of reducing LDL cholesterol safely and tolerably in most patients thus making a target LDL of 50-70 mg/dL a practical goal, but how low is too low?
