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Avoid Common Errors in Documentation
Documentation is fundamental to both patient safety and risk management, but quality documentation relies on adhering to best practices and avoiding some of the most common mistakes.
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Adverse Event Interviews Require Tact, Careful Process
Conducting an adverse event interview in healthcare is a process that requires careful planning and execution to ensure that all relevant information is gathered while maintaining a supportive environment for those involved.
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Myocarditis in a Post-COVID World
Myocarditis is a rare, typically self-limited inflammatory condition of the heart. Interest in myocarditis has increased in recent years because of the COVID-19 pandemic and COVID-19 vaccinations both being associated with its development. Paralleling this interest is an increase in misinformation about this condition, its frequency associated with both COVID-19 infection and vaccination, and potential linkage to sudden cardiac death. This review article will trace the history of myocarditis from the pre-COVID-19 era to the present day, with special attention being paid to how social media has driven a large portion of the discussion.
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Risk of Atherosclerotic Coronary Artery Disease in Autoimmune Disorders
A large Danish registry study of patients with autoimmune disease referred for coronary computed tomography angiography compared to those without autoimmune disease has shown that autoimmune disease increases the incidence of atherosclerotic events and that the event rate is influenced by traditional atherosclerotic disease risk factors. These results support aggressive risk factor management in patients with autoimmune disease.
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What Is the Best First-Line Treatment for Young Women with Generalized Epilepsy?
Valproate is a highly efficacious drug for treating idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) but is not an option for many young women because of known teratogenic risks. This retrospective, multicenter study examined women with IGE who were treated initially with either levetiracetam or lamotrigine monotherapy, demonstrated superior efficacy of levetiracetam, although exclusively in women with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.
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Eat Your Fruits and Veggies to Decrease HPV Infection
Data from a large-scale national health and nutrition survey from 2003-2016 were used to examine the risk of genital human papillomavirus infection in 10,543 women ages 18-59 years.
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COVID-19 Vaccine mRNA Suspension for Injection (Comirnaty, Spikevax)
The Food and Drug Administration has approved and granted emergency use authorization for updated messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccines.
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Are Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists Safe in Heart Failure Patients with Renal Dysfunction?
A post hoc analysis of the RALES and EMPHASIS HF trials has shown that, although treatment of heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists can cause a significant deterioration in renal function, the benefits outweigh the adverse effects and should not lead to automatic therapy discontinuation.
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Out of Africa Again? A New Version of Mpox
A novel mpox clade has emerged in Africa and has the potential for a global epidemic.
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Thrombectomy for Basilar Artery Occlusion
This randomized trial from China demonstrates a dramatic benefit from endovascular thrombectomy in patients with acute basilar artery occlusion. This benefit was sustained and improved at one year compared to 90 days.