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Clinical Briefs by Louis Kuritzky, MD
In the absence of contraindications, metformin is the preferred initial treatment for most patients with type 2 diabetes (DM2). Unfortunately, monotherapy is unlikely to maintain adequate glycemic control, requiring additional treatment. -
Naproxen and Esomeprazole Delayed-Release Tablets (Vimovo®)
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To Drive or Not to Drive? That Is the Question
Patients with dementia and their physicians face the difficult decision to cease driving with little solid evidence to guide them. -
Internal Medicine Alert - Full June 29, 2010 Issue in PDF
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Does the Estimated GFR Cause Us to Cry Wolf with Chronic Kidney Disease?
An analysis of more than 1 million persons in Alberta, Canada, showed that laboratory reporting of estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) beginning in 2004 resulted in more referrals to nephrologists, but no apparent improvement in outcomes. -
Critical Care Alert July 2010 Issue in PDF
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Special Feature: Difficult Airway Management: The LMA Option
Difficult intubations are usually the result of a difficult airway, sometimes anticipated and sometimes not. -
Does "Auto-anticoagulation" Protect Against VTE in Patients with Liver Disease?
This study sought to determine whether the coagulo-pathy associated with chronic liver disease specifically the elevated International Normalized Ratio (INR) frequently present in patients with advanced disease is protective against venous thromboembolism (VTE) in hospitalized patients. -
Oral Nutritional Intake Among Critically Ill Patients Is Grossly Deficient in the Week Following Extubation
Peterson and colleagues at rush university medical Center carried out an observational study of ICU patients' oral nutritional intake in the 7 days following extubation after mechanical ventilation for acute respiratory failure. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement