Internal Medicine Alert – June 15, 2021

June 15, 2021

• Antibiotic Therapy: How Long Is Long Enough?

  The CDC and the American College of Physicians have provided advice on the best practice regarding the duration of antibiotic therapy for several common infections.

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• The Cost-Effectiveness of HPV Vaccination for Adults Age 30 to 45 Years

  Researchers found extending the upper limit of HPV vaccination to age 30 to 45 years is not cost-effective.

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• Loneliness and Type 2 Diabetes Incidence

  Loneliness appears to be an independent risk factor for type 2 diabetes, although further research to identify the causal relationship between loneliness and type 2 diabetes development is needed.

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• Dapagliflozin Tablets (Farxiga)

  Dapagliflozin can be prescribed to lower the risk of hospitalization for heart failure in adults with chronic kidney disease at risk for progression, end-stage kidney disease, cardiovascular death, and sustained estimated glomerular filtration rate decline.

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• What Form of Heart Block?

  Does the rhythm in the figure represent Mobitz II second-degree AV block, complete AV block, or Wenckebach? Does the patient need a pacemaker?

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