Internal Medicine Alert – December 15, 2005

December 15, 2005

• Pharmacology Watch

  Beta-Blockers Therapy for the Treatment of Hypertension; Treatments for Acute Migraine; Statin Therapy for ACS Patients; The Correct Dosing for Onychomycosis; FDA Actions

  Read more

• White Coats Increase Patient Trust

  Patients in an internal medicine outpatient clinic overwhelmingly preferred both male and female doctors in professional attire with a white coat, and were more willing to share their personal history with them.

  Read more

• Venous Thromboembolism: How Long to Treat?

  Patients who receive extended anticoagulation are protected from recurrent VTE while receiving long-term therapy. The clinical benefit is maintained after anticoagulation is discontinued, but the magnitude of the benefit is less pronounced.

  Read more

• Effective Aspirin Dose

  The majority of chronic stable coronary artery disease patients given 75 mg of EC aspirin daily have adequate inhibition of COX, but younger, heavier, and post MI patients may not.

  Read more

• Pharmacology Update: Deferasirox Tablets for Oral Suspension (Exjade®)

  Following a priority review, the FDA has approved deferasirox, the first oral iron chelator for the treatment of chronic iron overload due to transfusions. It will be marketed by Novartis Pharmaceuticals as Exjade®.

  Read more

• Clinical Briefs By Louis Kuritzky, MD

  Should Beta-Blockers Remain First Choice in the Treatment of Primary Hypertension?; Obstructive Sleep Apnea as a Risk Factor for Stroke and Death; Cholinesterase Inhibitors for Alzheimers Disease

  Read more

• Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement

  Read more

• ECG Review: A Rhythm "in Hiding"

  The ECG in the Figure was obtained from a 77-year-old. woman with a history of "heart problems." What can (and can not) be said about this tracing?

  Read more