Internal Medicine Alert – July 15, 2016
July 15, 2016
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The Relationship Between Inactivity and Mortality in Heart Failure Patients
Physical inactivity in heart failure patients was associated with an increased risk of all-cause death and cardiac death but not with an increased risk of heart failure hospitalization.
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Nature Nurturing Health
A national prospective cohort study of nurses found that higher levels of green vegetation were associated with decreased mortality.
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The Current Outlook for Cardiac Tamponade
In the modern era, cardiac tamponade is most commonly caused by malignancies with poor prognosis. As compared to older literature, iatrogenic causes have increased, most resulting from complications of percutaneous coronary intervention.
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Daclizumab Injection (Zinbryta)
Another option for the treatment of the relapsing form of multiple sclerosis.
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Clinical Briefs
In this section: effects of testosterone treatment in older men; liraglutide safety and efficacy in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; and long-acting anticholinergics and beta agonists for COPD.
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Is This ECG Normal for Age?
The seemingly tall lateral chest lead R waves are not outside the normal range for a child this age.