Internal Medicine Alert – August 15, 2019

August 15, 2019

• Mind-Body Techniques May Enhance Cognitive Fitness in Older Adults

  A meta-analysis regarding mind-body techniques and cognitive fitness in older adults points to enhanced cognitive performance associated with mind-body interventions in older patients, especially those without preexisting cognitive decline.

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• Early vs. Delayed Cardioversion: A Nonshocking Result

  For patients presenting to an ED with recent-onset atrial fibrillation, using rate control and outpatient cardioversion only as needed was associated with a high rate of spontaneous conversion within 48 hours of arrhythmia onset and noninferior short-term outcomes compared to immediate cardioversion in the ED.

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• Mechanism of Persistence of Moraxella catarrhalis in Patients With COPD

  Investigators examined the mechanism that allows Moraxella catarrhalis to persist in some patients with COPD.

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• Dupilumab Injection (Dupixent)

  This is the first FDA-approved treatment for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis.

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• Is There Group Beating?

  How should one proceed in analyzing this challenging rhythm strip?

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