Internal Medicine Alert – July 30, 2014
July 30, 2014
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CPAP is Great, But Don’t Forget About the Weight
The combination of CPAP and weight loss improves blood pressure better than either treatment alone. -
Neuraminidase Inhibitor Therapy of Influenza Virus Infections — Yes or No?
A Cochrane review questions the value of osletamivir and zanamivir in the treatment of influenza virus infections but the CDC and IDSA disagree. -
Current Utility of Exercise ECG Testing
The authors concluded that these findings can be used to identify which patients would benefit from further testing after an initial exercise ECG test to diagnose coronary artery disease. -
Dalbavancin Injection (Dalvance)
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Clinical Briefs
Another Win for Bariatric Surgery in Type 2 Diabetes; Weighing the Risk:Benefit Equation of Azithromycin for Pneumonia; Hemospermia: Whats the Outcome?